Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Road Trip Giant Loonie in Echo Bay

A giant loonie stands in Echo Bay, a small town between Lake Huron and Lake Superior near the Canada US border. The Canadian currency that took over the dollar bill some time ago was designed by artist and resident of the township Robert Carmichael and to honour Robert they constructed and dedicated the monument in 1992.

The small town is part of the geographic North Shore of Lake Superior and helps to bridge the Near North of Ontario to Northern Ontario.

It is a fine example of adding giant or unusual attractions to bring in tourists passing through the area and we gladly made the little detour to see the monument. It was similar to the Twoonie monument in Cambellford located between Toronto and Ottawa. See more photos after the jump.



We also found a cute cow art installation at Holy Cow's Ice Cream Parlour in Sault Ste. Marie and a Big Fish at an Esso Gas Station.

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