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Wawa, Ontario

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The small community of Wawa, Ontario, is not only a haven for fishing, hiking and winter sports, but is also known for its famous Canada goose statue.

It’s a very appropriate symbol for this town since Wawa takes its name from the Ojibwe word for “wild goose” which is “wewe.”

This 8.5 metre (28 ft) statue was first erected in 1960 but has been replaced a couple of times due to weather damage. This one has been constructed of multiple panels that move a little so that there’s some resilience to the high winter winds.

If you’re driving through northern Ontario it’s definitely fun to stop at this community and take a look at the largest Canada goose ever!

Happy Wednesday.

30 thoughts on “Wawa, Ontario”

  1. Oh wow. This is magnificent.

    When I first seen this post in the WordPress reader before clicking on the post to read, I thought it was a real bird while picture was small, until I found after from seeing the pictures bigger, that it wasn’t.

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  2. It was good to see it again in 2018 as we drove cross Canada. But, I can not recommend Wawa as an exciting place to spend a night. Happy Wednesday Lynette. Allan

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  4. A lovely place. Did you have a chance to go and see the waterfalls?

    I remember we wanted to buy blueberries from the farm, but a black bear was foraging the fields those days, therefore no blueberries for us anymore🤣

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    1. We didn’t as we only stopped to eat lunch, take a short walk and of course, see the goose. We knew we were heading into some bad weather (freezing rain/snow) and were on a bit of a schedule because of that. I didn’t know about the blueberries; the wild ones are sooo delicious.

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    1. That goose is such fun to see. We definitely had good weather that day although we knew we were heading into some freezing rain/snow, so we wanted to be efficient about getting going again. It was too bad as I would have enjoyed a bit of a dawdle.

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    1. If you plan to use the Trans-Canada (highway 1 across the country) you need to be aware that it’s pretty sparsely populated in northern Ontario (but not otherwise) and services can be unreliable in that area (lots of places were still closed when we came through there May 19-23, but we may just have been too early). There are lots of parks though and the scenery is stunning. Are you going all the way to Vancouver Island? Have fun planning your trip!

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      1. I’m headed for Revelstoke, and the Durand Glacier Chalet with some family and friends. Trip of a lifetime! I wanted to take the train, across either of our countries, but couldn’t figure out how to get across the border in an appropriate place without flying! So it’s another Roadtrek roadtrip.

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        1. Yes, trying to cross the border by train isn’t possible. Too bad as we really should be encouraging passenger train use as much as possible. I know about Durand Chalet but have never stayed there. I understand it’s fantastic, though! That’s going to be awesome and the hiking and vistas stunning!

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    1. It apparently moves slightly in the wind so that it avoids sustaining damage but I don’t think the movement would be all that visible. It is quite impressive from a distance – a bit Jurassic Park-like. It is definitely fun to see.

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