The world’s tallest garden gnome is on his last legs in Vancouver Island’s Nanoose Bay but there are other big things to see in B.C.
The world’s tallest garden gnome is on his last legs in the Vancouver Island community of Nanoose Bay.
Installed in the year 2000, the Tin Soldier represents a Sergeant Major of the Royal Engineers Columbia Detachment. At 10 metres tall and weighing 4,540 kilograms, it’s the largest tin soldier in the world. It also features a time capsule, to be opened in the year 2025. 8. World’s largest truck — SparwoodHow does one move a giant burl anyway? How about with a giant truck? The eastern B.C. logging community of Sparwood is the home of this green monster, the Terex Titan, which was once used to haul up to 320 tons of coal, lumber or other raw materials before it was retired in 1991 and put on display.
One imagines there isn’t much to do in Lytton. But now there is: you can bear witness to the 24-foot long Great Hog of Freedom, as well as some of Glasgow’s other, non-motorcycle works of metal art. 4. World’s largest cross-country skis — 100 Mile House“Ever wanted to go skiing big-time? Have a look at these. The world’s largest cross-country skis.”
Incredibly, Duncan fought for nearly two decades to have the giant piece of equipment recognized as the biggest around. Prior to the Guinness Book of World Records honouring the town in July 2008, a Minnesota hockey stick held the official record. But their stick was just 69 feet long. Nice, sure, but it’s got nothing on Duncan in this stick-measuring contest. Duncan’s hockey stick is 205 feet long, 40 times the size of a normal stick, and weighs a shocking 61,000 pounds.2.
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