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Wherever we go we encounter BIG roadside attractions. Fitz loves sneaking his way in and photo-bombing as many as he can!
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Big sunflower!
Fitz spotted this really BIG sunflower and had to double back for a closer look.
Nice!
Looks like there was also a BIG Tiger Lily that stood here too, sadly it was either blown over or just fell over.
You can see it on the ground in Pic 3 on the left.
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Big sunflower!
Fitz spotted this really BIG sunflower and had to double back for a closer look.
Nice!
Looks like there was also a BIG Tiger Lily that stood here too, sadly it was either blown over or just fell over.
You can see it on the ground in Pic 3 on the left.
Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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Happy Rock can be found in Gladstone, Manitoba, about 2 hrs west of Winnipeg. This large cheerful statue also serves as the visitor information centre for the town.
In the late 1970s, the provincial government met with local community representatives to try to increase tourism to Gladstone. Since Gladstone was also referred to as ‘Happy Rock’ they decided that it would be a good idea to create something that would symbolize this.
Happy Rock is made out of fibreglass and its construction took 4 months to complete, finishing in 1993. The cost of the project was nearly $92,000. When Happy Rock was finished, its total height was 11 m (36 ft) and he weighs in around 1400 kg (3000 lbs).
Happy Rock was depicted on a Canada Post stamp released on July 5th, 2010.
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Happy Rock can be found in Gladstone, Manitoba, about 2 hrs west of Winnipeg. This large cheerful statue also serves as the visitor information centre for the town.
In the late 1970s, the provincial government met with local community representatives to try to increase tourism to Gladstone. Since Gladstone was also referred to as ‘Happy Rock’ they decided that it would be a good idea to create something that would symbolize this.
Happy Rock is made out of fibreglass and its construction took 4 months to complete, finishing in 1993. The cost of the project was nearly $92,000. When Happy Rock was finished, its total height was 11 m (36 ft) and he weighs in around 1400 kg (3000 lbs).
Happy Rock was depicted on a Canada Post stamp released on July 5th, 2010.
Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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Big can of Coke!
The world’s largest Coke Can is 26 m (85 ft) high and was first constructed as a water tower by Manitoba Iron Works Limited in Winnipeg in 1905. The structure was relocated to the present site in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba where it was re-branded by the Coca Cola company and remains a popular curiosity.
Fitz loves big stuff!
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Big can of Coke!
The world’s largest Coke Can is 26 m (85 ft) high and was first constructed as a water tower by Manitoba Iron Works Limited in Winnipeg in 1905. The structure was relocated to the present site in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba where it was re-branded by the Coca Cola company and remains a popular curiosity.
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Big fire hydrant!
Elm Creek Manitoba is home to the 2nd largest fire hydrant in the world.
It was built by local firefighters and stands at 8.9 m (29 ft) tall, eclipsing a similar monument, touted as the ‘world’s largest’ in Beaumont, Texas, by 1.67 m (5.5 ft). The largest fire hydrant is in Columbia, South Carolina.
On the day Fitz found the fire hydrant in Elm Creek is was undergoing a face lift and being sand blasted in preps of having new paint.
Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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Big fire hydrant!
Elm Creek Manitoba is home to the 2nd largest fire hydrant in the world.
It was built by local firefighters and stands at 8.9 m (29 ft) tall, eclipsing a similar monument, touted as the ‘world’s largest’ in Beaumont, Texas, by 1.67 m (5.5 ft). The largest fire hydrant is in Columbia, South Carolina.
On the day Fitz found the fire hydrant in Elm Creek is was undergoing a face lift and being sand blasted in preps of having new paint.
Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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Big hockey stick!
Fitz found another big hockey stick - this time in Winkler, Manitoba.
Not nearly as big as the stick in Duncan, BC - or was, as I believe it is now gone or going.
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Big hockey stick!
Fitz found another big hockey stick - this time in Winkler, Manitoba.
Not nearly as big as the stick in Duncan, BC - or was, as I believe it is now gone or going.
Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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Big fish!
This monument in Dominion City is an original size reproduction of Manitoba’s biggest sturgeon that was caught in 1903 weighing 184kg (406 lbs) was 4.72m (15.5 ft) long and aged at 150 years. Apparently it was a female full of eggs that was caught in the Roseau River east of Dominion City by Sandy Waddell on October 27th, 1903.
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Big fish!
This monument in Dominion City is an original size reproduction of Manitoba’s biggest sturgeon that was caught in 1903 weighing 184kg (406 lbs) was 4.72m (15.5 ft) long and aged at 150 years. Apparently it was a female full of eggs that was caught in the Roseau River east of Dominion City by Sandy Waddell on October 27th, 1903.
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Big landmark!
Sitting at 96° 48’ 35” W this is the longitudinal centre of Canada on the Trans Canada Highway.
Check out the last pic of Fitz when he stopped here in 2020.
He looks a wee bit different now but he still loves finding BIG stuff!
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Big landmark!
Sitting at 96° 48’ 35” W this is the longitudinal centre of Canada on the Trans Canada Highway.
Check out the last pic of Fitz when he stopped here in 2020.
He looks a wee bit different now but he still loves finding BIG stuff!
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@brie.the.rover.pup
@going.global.overland
@rover.pups
Big hammer!
Yup, this is a really BIG hammer, Fitz spotted it the other day in Winkler Manitoba.
Fitz found 5 BIG stuffs that day, so stay tuned because you all know… Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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Big hammer!
Yup, this is a really BIG hammer, Fitz spotted it the other day in Winkler Manitoba.
Fitz found 5 BIG stuffs that day, so stay tuned because you all know… Fitz loves BIG stuff!
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