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Wawa
The north shore of Lake Superior has gorgeous scenery but feels remote. For instance, there is only one Tim Hortons in the 587 km between Sault Ste. Marie and Nipigon.
In 1960 Wawa became one of the last towns to be linked to the Trans-Canada Highway. A local entrepreneur built a large Canada goose statue by the highway to encourage travelers to stop. The first goose, made of plaster, didn't weather well, so it was replaced by a steel goose in 1963. The goose has become a famous landmark, so we had to stop to see and draw it.
The line work was done on location while the rest of my party checked out the red-roofed tourist information center and the mosquitoes checked me out. The sketch was colored later from notes. I forgot to make any notes about the color of the rock base of the statue, so it is geologically very inaccurate.
Drawn July 10, 2017
Wawa, Ontario, Canada
Wawa
The north shore of Lake Superior has gorgeous scenery but feels remote. For instance, there is only one Tim Hortons in the 587 km between Sault Ste. Marie and Nipigon.
In 1960 Wawa became one of the last towns to be linked to the Trans-Canada Highway. A local entrepreneur built a large Canada goose statue by the highway to encourage travelers to stop. The first goose, made of plaster, didn't weather well, so it was replaced by a steel goose in 1963. The goose has become a famous landmark, so we had to stop to see and draw it.
The line work was done on location while the rest of my party checked out the red-roofed tourist information center and the mosquitoes checked me out. The sketch was colored later from notes. I forgot to make any notes about the color of the rock base of the statue, so it is geologically very inaccurate.
Drawn July 10, 2017
Wawa, Ontario, Canada