Larry Hnetka Goes HMmmm

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Mac the Moose stands on the outskirts of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - just an hour's drive from Regina, my home town.

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Me and Mac - close up! Who would have thought the Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce would exhibit a gigantic moose with anatomically correct (sort of) bits and pieces.

[Click on the photos to read the captions about where and what are my favourite LARGE Canadian roadside attractions.]

Stretching 7,821km (4,857mi), The Trans-Canada Highway is young compared to the highways of our southern neighbour.

I’ve travelled from Victoria, BC as far as Montreal, Quebec on the Trans-Canada. I can assure you there are some large and interesting roadside attractions along that route.

Some of the attractions may be a bit off the good old Trans-Canada, but you can see all 811 roadside attractions in this collection.

Some are simply bizarre — even by goofy Canadian standards.

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Yes, this is a giant pysanka (easter egg) on the outskirts of Vegreville, Alberta. You have to stop and take a picture just because.

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It's a giant Ukrainian sausage! Yikes, what was the city of Mundare, Alberta thinking when it built this homage to the humble sausage?

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Is that a pencil in your pocket or are the residents of Bracebridge, Ontario just happy to see me?

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The Trans-Canada Highway.

The Trans-Canada Highway quick facts:

• Length: 7,821km (4,857 mi)-South route
  2,960 km (1,838 mi)-Yellowhead
• Formed: 1962
• Direction: West-East
• From: Victoria / Prince Rupert
  To: St. John’s
• Major cities: Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, St. John’s

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