Town of Vermilion Bay,
Ontario
Big Foot or Sasquatch or Mutant Hitch Hiker
Designer:
Unknown
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When Built:
Late 1950's or early 1960's. Moved to present location in 1982.
Dimensions:
Height: 18 Feet (5.5 Metres)
Weight: 3,800 pounds.
Construction Materials:
Cement and iron
Location:
Trans Canada Highway, in front of a gas station.
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Reason for Building:
Erected by a gas station and restaurant to entice people to stop.
Additional Information:
As far as the current owners are aware, the statue was made by a man
who visited the area. It took him an entire summer to make it.
Surprisingly, even though it is pretty heavy, this monument seems
to move around a bit. It was located in the
nearby community of Waldhof until 1982, when it was purchased by
Liz and Max Lang to place in front of their gas station.
There is a speaker inside the figure with a microphone at the
garage so that "Big Foot" can occasionaly talk to people who stop
and take their picture in front of it.
Information Sources:
Liz and Max Lang, Sharon Winzoski Jewett and
Canada's Gigantic!
by Henri Robideau
Pictures Sources: Regan Paynter
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Created By
DMY
on October 27, 1999
Last Updated: October 16, 2002
