Wienerlicious hot dog

Mackinaw City, Michigan, United States

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A 63-foot-long hot dog sculpture of steel, spray foam and fiberglass sits on top of the Wienerlicious restaurant in Mackinaw City, Michigan. WGRD says it was created in 2014 by Ron Berman; he gives its weight as about 2.4 tons.

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A 63-foot hot dog sits on top of a restaurant in Mackinaw City, just before the Mackinac Bridge. DBusiness reported that it drew attention from people passing on I-75 at the base of the bridge.

The sculpture crowns Wienerlicious, a hot dog restaurant whose address is 102 E. Central Ave, according to a 2023 WMMQ report. WGRD says it was created in 2014 by Ron Berman, a former Disney Imagineer, who also built a 30-foot grizzly bear in the town. DBusiness, in an article on the sculpture's addition, quotes Berman giving its size as 63 feet long, 15 feet 2 inches high and 12 feet wide, weighing about 2.4 tons. It is made of steel, spray polyurethane foam and fiberglass. Berman said he was "a urethane man", and the foam was supplied by Great Lakes Roofing and Insulation of Sault Ste. Marie. He also said the design and finished sculpt exceeded the wind loads required by the permit.

DBusiness reported the sculpture was awaiting word from Guinness World Records on a "World's Largest" title, and the restaurant owners said it was attracting customers. WGRD wrote in March 2026 that it was for many years the world's largest hot dog sculpture until beaten by a 65-foot hot dog in Times Square. The Mackinaw City visitor site, in an entry updated in January 2026, still bills it as the World's Largest Hotdog and Mackinaw City's most photographed attraction.

The restaurant serves Koegel hot dogs, coneys and Chicago-style dogs, brats and waffle fries, according to the same entry. WGRD says the sculpture is out year-round.

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A rooftop sculpture on a hot dog restaurant near I-75 and the Mackinac Bridge. The Mackinaw City visitor site (January 2026) lists Koegel hot dogs, coneys, Chicago dogs, brats and waffle fries; WMMQ reported in 2023 daily hours of 11am to 8pm.

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On the roof of Wienerlicious, 102 E. Central Ave, Mackinaw City (address per WMMQ, 2023), a restaurant open to the public. The sculpture can be seen from outside.

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