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Painted by local muralist Michael O'Connor in the
spring of 2000, this huge mural of an adult bull moose
is on the east wall of the Canyon Country Service
store located on Canadian highway 11/17 about halfway
between Thunder Bay and the Soo locks in Ontario.
Two other equally impressive murals on this building
are pictured below. The south wall has several snapshot-like
scenes including a picture of the world record brook
trout (it weighed an impressive 14 ½ pounds)
that was caught near here, and some other wildlife
found in the area. The west wall features a pack of
timber wolves.
These three murals have the reputation of being the
largest depictions of wildlife in Canada -- and perhaps
the world.
There are by no means the only large-scale murals
in Canada. Here
is a site that keeps track of them.
Canyon Country Service
#590 Hwy 11/17
Dorion, Ontario
Canada P0T 1K0
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