Mac the Moose, Steel and concrete monument in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mac the Moose is a steel and concrete sculpture of a moose in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, standing 10.36 metres (34.0 ft) tall and weighing about 10 long tons. A steel frame covered with metal mesh and four coats of cement forms the dark brown body, with pale tan antlers rising from the head. It rests on a circular gravel pad ringed with stones in a grassy area beside the visitors' centre at E Thatcher Drive and the Trans-Canada Highway.
Artist Don Foulds created this sculpture in 1984 as a local landmark. It was relocated to its current position on Thatcher Drive near the Trans-Canada Highway in 2004, where it has welcomed travelers ever since.
A naming contest chose "Mac" in honour of Les MacKenzie. In 2013 the Moose Jaw Times Herald named the statue the city's Best Celebrity, and on 16 August 2024 residents gathered for its 40th birthday. The moose has also been vandalised, once painted blue and once losing its jaw.
The monument sits beside the local visitor center, where travelers can find information and rest areas. Its location on a main road makes it easy to access and ideal for quick photo stops while driving through.
In 2015 a moose statue in Stor-Elvdal, Norway, called The Big Elk, beat Mac by about 30 centimetres. Two Canadian comedians then urged Moose Jaw residents to add 31 cm to Mac, and new antlers installed in October 2019 raised him to 10.36 metres, taller than the Norwegian figure.
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