Giants of the Prairies
"Giants of the Prairies" is a song by the Canadian polka band the Kubasonics.
It tells the story of the numerous "world's biggest" roadside attractions to be found in Western Canada, especially in small towns populated mostly by Ukrainian Canadians.
Brian Cherwick, the leader of the Kubasonics, has a Ph.D. from the Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at the University of Alberta, titled "Polkas on the Prairies: Ukrainian Music and the Construction of Identity".
List of giant roadside attractions in the Prairies
| 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){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 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 | |
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.
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/canada-s-biggest-baseball-bat-arrives-home-in-battleford-1.2738765
- 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
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