Onanole Elk

Onanole, Manitoba, Canada

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The Manitoba Historical Society describes a statue of an elk mid-bugle in Onanole, Municipality of Harrison Park, Manitoba, as five metres by eight metres, built by Ralph Berg in 1997 of chicken wire, metal drums and fibreglass.

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Onanole Elk

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Site-level location · 50.6209° N, 99.9676° W

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In Onanole, Manitoba, the Manitoba Historical Society, in its Historic Sites of Manitoba series, describes a five-metre-by-eight-metre statue of an elk mid-bugle, in the Municipality of Harrison Park.

The society's page opens by saying the statue was built in 1997 by Ralph Berg. It says the statue is made of chicken wire, metal drums and fibreglass, and represents the area's rich wildlife. The page does not say which of the two dimensions is the height and which the length, and it does not say who commissioned or paid for the statue.

Travel Manitoba, in an article published April 28, 2025, tells readers to snap a photo with the giant elk over the Onanole sign at the south side of town, and adds that elk bugle can be frequently heard in the fall rutting season. It does not name the builder or give dimensions.

The Manitoba Historical Society page gives site coordinates but no street address, was last revised on 19 July 2022, and carries a photograph dated April 2019.

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In Onanole, Municipality of Harrison Park. The Manitoba Historical Society gives site coordinates (N50.62088, W99.96760) and no street address; Travel Manitoba (April 2025) places the giant elk at the south side of town.

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Neither the Manitoba Historical Society page nor the Travel Manitoba article states admission, hours or parking for the statue.

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According to the Manitoba Historical Society, Alpine Archie is a fibreglass statue on Mountainview Drive in McCreary, Manitoba. The society says sculptor George Barone created it in 1978 and gives it as 5.48 metres tall and 1,360 kilograms. It says the Town of McCreary and the McCreary Chamber of Commerce commissioned it to draw attention to the nearby Mount Agassiz Ski Resort.

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