Visiting the monument has been a time-honoured Canadian road trip tradition across the decades
For six decades now, the Big Nickel has presided over Sudbury, one of the symbols of the community along with the Superstack and Science North.
“Over the past six decades, the Big Nickel has attracted millions of visitors from around the world,” said Science North CEO Ashley Larose. “But for people who love Sudbury, and for those who grew up in Sudbury, it’s so much more,” Lapointe said. “As Ashley said, it is a monument to the rich mining history Sudbury has and boasts.”
The Big Nickel is the largest coin in the world. It is about 64,607,747 times the size of a real Canadian nickel. It is not, however, made of nickel, Larose explained July 22, but rather of stainless steel and soldered together with silver. Szilva came up with the idea of the monument as part of a contest for ideas to commemorate Canada’s centennial. He didn't win the contest, but went on to build what became known as the Big Nickel anyway.
Since visiting the Big Nickel is such a time-honoured Canadian road trip tradition across the decades, Sudbury.com chatted with a few families who were doing just that on July 22.
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