Town of Wilkie, Saskatchewan

Grasshopper Designer: Byron Hansen (Hanwood Woodworks, Wilkie)

When Built: 1993 Dimensions: Length: 18 Feet (5.5 Metres) Width: 6 Feet (1.8 Metres) Weight: 4,000 Pounds Construction Materials: Wood - Cedar Location: North side of Highway #14, next to water treatment plant

Reason for Building:

It is a monument to economic development brought about by manufacturing excellence and innovation in Wilkie, and a monument to its people.

Additional Information:

It is an enlarged model of the wooden grasshopper manufactured locally for which its creator is well known internationally.

The Monument was designed to have a "talking" capability which consisted of a phone system connected so that messages could be transmitted through its mouth. This feature is no longer available.

All labour was donated.

Information Source: Grainland Economic Development Authority and Richard W. Donnan

Picture Source: Fran Yanciw