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A corn stalk sculpture in Taber, Alberta, which Travel Alberta places in the Aquafun Centre parking lot at 4712 50 St. Travel Alberta gives it as 36 feet tall, installed in November 1994 after a community fundraiser led by the local Kiwanis Club, and created by Saskatchewan farmer and welder George Jaegli. FARM SHOW Magazine (1995) gave the overall height as about 33 feet.
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Taber Giant Corn Stalk
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Site-level location · 49.7824° N, 112.1503° W
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According to Travel Alberta, a corn stalk sculpture stands in Taber, Alberta, in the Aquafun Centre parking lot at 4712 50 St. The listing calls it a "quirky roadside photo stop that adds fun to any drive along Highway 3".
Travel Alberta gives the sculpture as 36 feet tall, with ears of corn approximately 4 feet tall and leaves ranging from 4 to 10 feet, and notes detailed brass wire corn silks. It says the work was installed in November 1994 and was created by Saskatchewan farmer and welder George Jaegli after a community fundraiser led by the local Kiwanis Club.
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Travel Alberta lists it at 4712 50 St, Taber, in the Aquafun Centre parking lot, and calls it a "quirky roadside photo stop that adds fun to any drive along Highway 3" (undated listing).
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Travel Alberta's undated listing gives the season as year-round. It states no admission fee or hours for the sculpture.
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