Mac the Moose - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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N 50° 24.772 W 105° 30.629
13U E 463729 N 5584661
Mac the Moose would have to be called "THE" icon representative of Moose Jaw.
Waymark Code: WMGEC5
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 02/21/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Mac is claimed to be the world's largest moose, a claim I would not dispute, at 32 feet tall. Made of fibreglass, he stands in front of the Moose Jaw visitor centre just northwest of the intersection of Thatcher Drive and the Trans Canada Highway at the north east corner of Moose Jaw.

Made in 1984, the big guy was one of Moose Jaw's first tourist attractions of note. Mac is sufficiently large that he has rated a Wiki Page.

You'll find Mac outside the Moose Jaw Visitor Centre at Diefenbaker Drive, north off Thatcher Drive, west of the Trans Canada Highway as it skirts the eastern edge of the city.

Mac was “born” in 1984, the brainchild of former tourism supporters from the city. His main job was to lure visitors into the city and his duties pretty much remain the same today. Touted as the World’s Largest Moose, Mac stands 32 feet tall and weighs in at 10 tons – or in today’s terms is 10 meters tall, weighing 9000 kilograms. A pretty big boy!

Mac was constructed by Saskatoon artist, Don Foulds using a steel frame, covered with metal mesh and completed with 4 coats of cement. A contest was held to name the moose and the winner was Mac, after late city alderman and moose booster, Les MacKenzie.

Mac was moved in 2004, amid great fanfare, from his location 2 km. down the road. For safety sake, he was fenced in in 2009 after he lost part of his jaw.

Mac remains one of the most photographed roadside attractions in Canada.
From Tourism Moose Jaw
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