Peter Fidler - Elk Point, Ab
Posted by: 
yellowmojo
N 53° 54.458 W 110° 53.819
12U E 506767 N 5973249
A wood carving on Hwy 41 just north of Elk Point, Ab
Waymark Code: WMCJGZ
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/12/2011
Views: 10
The Statue: Created by Herman Poulin of HuB DeSIGNS St. Paul, from sketches made by Billie Milholland of Bill Doty, Edmonton House Brigade.
Chainsaw carved out of 10 X 10 aged spruce beams.
The metal sextant donated by Alberta Land Surveyors.
The statue took 6 weeks to create and had to be carved laying down.
It was built in 4 pieces which took 15 men 4 hours to move from the studio to a flatbed truck where it was bolted together.
The Peter Fidler statue stands 34' off the ground.
Type of wood carving: Chainsaw carving
Artist's Name: Herman Poulin
Approximate size/height: 34 feet
Type of wood: spruce
Other type: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
All logs must be the result of an actual visit to the wooden carving.
"Visited" only remarks will not be accepted.