Husky the Muskie

Kenora, Ontario, Canada

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Husky the Muskie is a giant sculpture of a muskellunge in McLeod Park, Kenora, at the northern end of Lake of the Woods. TVO reports it was built to mark Canada's centennial in 1967, designed and constructed by Jules Horvath and Bob Selway, and refurbished in 1995. TVO reports 12 metres and two and a half tonnes; Visit Sunset Country says 40 feet and 2.5 tons. Cottage Life reported restoration funding in March 2022.

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Site-level location · 49.7703° N, 94.4973° W

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Kenora, Ontario, has a giant muskie at the northern end of Lake of the Woods. Husky the Muskie is, according to Visit Sunset Country, "a nationally known symbol for the City of Kenora."

TVO (August 2021) gives 12 metres and two and a half tonnes; Visit Sunset Country gives 40 feet and 2.5 tons. According to TVO, the idea came from the Kenora District Chamber of Commerce, which was looking for a way to celebrate Canada's centennial in 1967, and the monument was designed and constructed by Jules Horvath and Bob Selway of Deluxe Design Signs and Displays. TVO credits one man with naming the fish and with its slogan, "Prevent Water Pollution."

The fish has been repaired before. TVO says it lost most of its colour and was refurbished in 1995, while Visit Sunset Country says it was re-built in 1995 to its original state. The wording differs, so how much was done in 1995 is unclear.

Visit Sunset Country places the statue in McLeod Park on Lakeview Drive, at the most northern extremity of Lake of the Woods. TVO quoted Morgan Seller, the City of Kenora's special-events coordinator, saying "It's obviously not to scale."

In August 2021 TVO reported that the fish was due for a facelift and new colours. In March 2022, Cottage Life reported that the Ontario ministry had announced $493,077 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation to the City of Kenora to restore Husky the Muskie to its former glory, along with upgrades to McLeod Park. That page describes the work as funded and planned; it does not say it is finished. In September 2021, Farmtario reported that Husky was Kenora's opponent in the final of an Ontario roadside attraction vote, which Big Bruce the bull won.

Not established in the sources read: when the restoration was completed or exactly what it changed, whether the statue is accessible in every season, and any hours or fees.

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