Husky the Muskie
Husky the Muskie is the nickname of a 40-foot-tall outdoor sculpture depicting a muskellunge in Kenora, Ontario's McLeod Park. The first Husky was constructed in 1967 as a potential Canadian Centennial project by Jules Horvath and Bob Selway from Deluxe Signs and Displays under the direction of the Kenora Chamber of Commerce.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pclerkin, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by Jules Horvath and Bob Selway
- Also known as: “Huskie the Muskie”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenora station and Kenora Catholic District School Board.
Kenora station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kenora station is a heritage Canadian Pacific Railway station in Kenora, Ontario. Kenora station is situated 800 metres east of Husky the Muskie.
Kenora Catholic District School Board
Kenora Catholic District School Board is a separate school system serving the Kenora District in Ontario. The Kenora Catholic District School Board oversees educational programming for three elementary schools and one secondary school in Kenora and one elementary school in Red Lake. Kenora Catholic District School Board is situated 3 km northeast of Husky the Muskie.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenora.
Kenora
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kenora is a small city in Northern Ontario. With a population of 15,000, Kenora is the westernmost major centre in Ontario. Surrounded by wilderness and thousands of lakes, and on the northern tip of Lake of the Woods, Kenora is in "cottage country" and is a vacation resort in Central Canada.
Husky the Muskie
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Kenora District, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.77015° or 49° 46′ 13″ northLongitude
-94.49725° or 94° 29′ 50″ westOpen location code
86X7QGC3+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 879376460OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q5949409
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In Other Languages
“Husky the Muskie” goes by many names.
- French: “Husky the Muskie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake of the Woods District Hospital and Lake of the Woods Scenic Cruises.
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