Giants of the Prairies
The Giants of the Prairies are a group of "world's biggest" roadside attractions found in Western Canada, especially in small towns populated mostly by Ukrainian Canadians.
List
| Attraction | Community | Image |
|---|---|---|
| World's Largest Badminton Racket | St. Albert, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Beaver | Beaverlodge, Alberta |  Beaverlodge beaver |
| World's Largest Bee | Falher, Alberta[1] | .png.webp){kind=small} Falher bee |
| World's Largest Honey Bee | Tisdale, Saskatchewan[2] | |
| World's Largest Blue Heron | Barrhead, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Border Markers | Lloydminster | |
| World's Largest Bucking Saddle Bronc and Rider, "The Legacy" | Ponoka, Alberta | |
| World's Largest bunnock | Macklin, Saskatchewan |  Giant Bunnock (horse's leg bone) in Macklin SK. Summer 2004 |
| World's Largest Curling Rock | Arborg, Manitoba[3] | |
| World's Largest Coke Can | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |  Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, is home to the world's largest Coke can, formerly a water tower. |
| World's Largest Chuckwagon | Dewberry, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Dinosaur | Drumheller, Alberta |  Drumheller T-rex |
| World's Largest Dragonfly | Wabamun, Alberta[4] | |
| World's Largest Fire Hydrant | Elm Creek, Manitoba[5] | |
| World's Largest Animated Grizzly Bear | Innisfail, Alberta[6] | |
| World's Largest Geese | Hanna, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Golf Tee | Trochu, Alberta[7] | |
| World's Largest kubasa | Mundare, Alberta |  Mundare kubasa |
| World's Largest Mallard Duck | Andrew, Alberta |  Mallard duck sculpture in Andrew, Alberta : 23 Foot (7.2 Metre) Wingspan. Weighs 1 tonne. |
| World's Largest Mosquito | Komarno, Manitoba | |
| World's Largest Mushroom | Vilna, Alberta |  World's Largest Mushrooms in Vilna, Alberta, Canada, 20 feet high and 5 feet in diameter |
| World's Largest Oil Can | Rocanville, Saskatchewan[8] |  closeup of "World's Largest Oilcan" in Rocanville, SK. Summer 2004 |
| World's Largest Oil Derrick | Redwater, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Oil Lamp | Donalda, Alberta |  Lamp in Donalda, Alberta |
| World's Largest painting on an easel (reproduction of Van Gogh's Sunflowers) | Altona, Manitoba | |
| World's Largest Piggy Bank | Coleman, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Putter | Bow Island, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Softball, "Susie" | Chauvin, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Railroad Spike | Hines Creek, Alberta[9] | |
| World's Largest Sundial | Lloydminster | |
| World's Tallest Teepee | Medicine Hat, Alberta |  Medicine Hat Saamis |
| World's Largest Wagon Wheel and Pick | Fort Assiniboine, Alberta | |
| World's Largest Western Boot | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Giant Horse | Irricana, Alberta | |
| David Thompson Monument | Lac La Biche, Alberta | |
| Giant Pumpkin | Smoky Lake, Alberta | |
| World's First UFO Landing Pad | St. Paul, Alberta |  UFO Landing Pad in St. Paul, Alberta. Opened on June 3, 1967. |
| Giant perogy | Glendon, Alberta |  World's Largest Perogy. Glendon, Alberta, Canada. 27 ft. tall (8.2296 meters), built in 1991. |
| Giant Vegreville egg (Pysanka) | Vegreville, Alberta |  Vegerville pysanka |
| Giant potatoes | Vauxhall, Alberta |  Vauxhall potatoes |
| Giant replica of the Star Trek starship USS Enterprise | Vulcan, Alberta |
 Enterprise replica in Vulcan |
| Giant gopher | Torrington, Alberta | |
| The Happy Rock | Gladstone, Manitoba | |
| Canada's Largest Baseball Bat | Battleford, Saskatchewan[10] | |
| Canada's Largest Baseball Glove | Heisler, Alberta[11] | |
| Canada's Largest Buffalo | Wainwright, Alberta | |
| Canada's Largest Dragonfly | Wabamun, Alberta |  Dragonfly Sculpture in Wabamun, Alberta |
| Canada's Second Largest Moose, "Mac the Moose" | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |  Mac the Moose in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Battle between Bear and Swan | Swan Hills, Alberta | |
| Giant Skunk, "Squirt" | Beiseker, Alberta | |
| Canada's Largest Baseball Glove | Heisler, Alberta | |
| Alberta's Largest Northern Pike | Rochon Sands, Alberta | |
| Canada's Largest Mallard Duck | Andrew, Alberta |
In popular culture
These attractions are referenced in the Kubasonics song "Giants of the Prairies".
References
- "World's Largest Bee". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Honey Bee". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Curling Rock". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Dragonfly". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Fire Hydrant". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Animated Grizzly Bear". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Golf Tee". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Oil Can". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "World's Largest Railroad Spike". roadsideattractions.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "Canada's biggest baseball bat arrives home in Battleford | CBC News".
- "Alberta's Premier Village: Village of Heisler".
- Travel Alberta. "Unusual Attractions". Archived from the original on 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- Big Things
- Alberta Big Tour
- World's Largest and Large Things, Google map
- Canada's Largest Baseball Glove
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