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08/31/2004
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Cory Porterfield provided me with information and pictures of their
Beaver
in Beaverlodge, AB
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A bit more housekeeping. I created a new subject list dealing with
Fish and Other Aquatic Animals
so that things are easier to find.
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08/30/2004
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I received another award for my site. This time it is the
Gadzillion Award
For Creative Thought on the Internet.
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Dan Gaines identified and provided me with information and the use of photos
of the
Baseball
in Sault Ste. Marie.
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Allison Kessler provided me with information regarding the
Cattails
in Morse, SK.
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Terry Cullinan identified and provided me with information and a postcard of the
Avro Arrow and Test Pilot
[
New
]
in Barry's Bay, ON. As the Airplane is not real and appears to be smaller than
lifesize, I am including it in the main site rather than the "Planes on a Stick"
Section. Also, it appears that that section disappeared on me so I have to
reload it some day. The park that it is in is actually about the Test Pilot, Janusz
Zurakowski.
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Exchanged links with another Big Things Site: Mike Ewanus'
"It's a Big World"
as well as a Travel Site called:
Canadian Travel Adventures
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Kevin DeJong identified and provided me with a photo of the
Whale
statue in Prince Rupert, BC.
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A piece of web site house keeping. The Earlton Zoo, in Earlton, Ontario, home of
the giant
Bison,
is no more, it is now the Temiskaming Wildlife Centre.
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08/10/2004
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John G. Quinn provided me with pictures of the
Prehistoric Bison
in St. Louis, SK.
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Peter Syvanen identified and provided me with photos and a history of the
Rocket
[
New
]
in South Bolton, Quebec. He included old photos! I love getting the old
photos.
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Leola Wheeler provided me with more information about the
Lumberjack
in Stanhope, ON.
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Dave Ward provided me with more information about the
Magnet
in Moncton, NB.
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07/30/2004
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I am slowly making my way through my backlog of things to add to the site. Once
again, those who have contributed something but have not seen it on my site, I
appologize. I will get to it soon, I hope.
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There are a few new items in Saskatchewan:
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The Town of Leader has once again added another monument to their community. The
Woodpecker Welcome Sign
[
New
]
by artist
Grant McLaughlin
makes a total of eight for the community. Big things are huge there (pun
intended). Thanks to Grant for letting me know about it as well as providing
me with a picture.
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Lynda Dalton identified and provided a photo of the Morse, SK
Cattails.
[
New
]
I appreciate the new subject matter.
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A few people, as well as a couple news items, identified that the late
Ralph Berg
's
Prehistoric Bison
[
New
]
for St. Louis, SK is there now. I still need to get some detail as well as a
photo of it.
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Kim Wondrasek identified and provided me with a photo of the giant
Swing
[
New
]
in the Town of Langenburg, SK
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More on the artist
Winston Bronnum
was added. This time the information was taken from the Sept. 12, 1991 issue of the
Telegraph-Journel
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Barry Pomeroy's
Big Things Across the Country
is back on the web and he linked to me!
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07/23/2004
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Wow can you believe it, two updates in one month. This is a special
Winston Bronnum
update. I have more photos and memories. Also, I have been getting
inquiries as to the value of some of his small sculptures and pictures. If
anybody has any information as to their value, I would be happy to pass it on.
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One thing that I love is getting old photos of how some of these monuments used
to look or how they were built. Donald Hodgson provided me with more photos that
were taken by his father T. Clifford Hodgson of several of Winston's pieces.
These include the original photo
that was used to create the postcard of the
Potato
in Maugerville, NB. Donald also provided photos of
Jumbo the Elephant
in St. Thomas, ON and the
Horse
[
New
]
in St. John, NB.
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I received more information about Bronnum's St. John, NB
Horse
from Tammy Kilpatrick and Ansel Norrad.
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Paul McCloskey provided me with a current photo of Bronnum's
Potato
in Maugerville, NB and his
Lobster
in Shediac, NB.
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07/21/2004
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A gold star goes out to Sangudo, Alberta for identifying, and providing me with a
postcard and a bunch of other things about their
Landmark Sundial
[
New
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I went on my "annual" road trip in May/June 2004. This time to Edmonton. As per
my habit, I took a different route and got new pictures and some information of the
following:
Mountie and Horse
in North Battleford, SK,
Windmill
in Edam, SK,
Turtle
in Turtleford, SK,
Count Von Imhoff
in St. Walburg, SK,
Ox and Cart
in Paradise Hill, SK,
Chuckwagon
in Dewberry, AB,
Easter Egg
and
Elk
in Vegreville, AB,
Sausage
in Mundare, AB,
Baseball Bat
[
New
]
and
Cowboy Boot
in Edmonton, AB,
Survey Markers
in Lloydminister, AB/SK,
Canola Plant
in Maidstone, SK and
Red Bull
[
New
]
in Radisson, SK.
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My friend Samson Yee, not to be outdone, went on his "annual" road trip in June/July,
this time from Edmonton. On his way, he took the following pictures:
Francis the Pig
in Red Deer, AB
Crown
[
New
]
in Coronation, AB and
Canada Goose
[
New
]
in Kerrobert, SK.
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Identified and added information about the brand new
Beaver
[
New
]
monument in Beaverlodge, AB, thanks to Pat Sloan.
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Ron Bryer Identified and provided a picture of the
Jewel
[
New
]
in Roblin, MB.
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05/14/2004
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05/12/2004
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Thanks to Leola Wheeler and Jim Luce who provided me with photos of the Stanhope,
Ontario
Lumberjack.
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Added more information about the Port Hardy, BC
Bear and Fish Sign
thanks to Frank from www.bearclawjewelery.com
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05/03/2004
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Slowly but surely, I am getting to all of my old e-mails to update my site. I am
actually quite excited about the following update as it deals with the late
Winston Bronnum.
Thanks to information provided by Donald Hodgson, Wayne Nagy, Ansel Norrad.
Donald Hodgson even provided a photo of Mr. Bronnum as well as two photos of
the Penobsquis, NB
Blow Hard the Broken Down Race Horse
That were taken by his father T. Cliffor Hodgson. The second photo was actually
a demonstration piece used by Winston.
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