Festival du Voyageur is renowned for its spectacular ice sculptures scattered throughout St. Boniface. Here are a few that made me scratch my head though.
Date: February 12, 1978; Photographer: Jim Walker
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 37, Folder 3005-3006, Item 26
OK, this sculpture of hunters encountering a bear by Denis Foidart is actually really good but for some reason the bear still makes me giggle. I blame the movie Anchorman.
Date: February 12, 1977; Photographer: Gregg Burner
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 37, Folder 3005-3006, Item 32
Great frog sculpture but something is off with what's on top of his head. Either a mushroom is growing out of there or someone has impaled Kermie with some sort of short staff and then cruelly placed a voyageur toque on top. What the what?!
Date: February 19, 1974; Photographer: Jim Walker
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 37, Folder 3005-3006, Item 179
Here we see students from Pierre Radisson Collegiate (Ron Lewis, Phyllis Aitken and Debi Sandst) working on their sculpture in the Provencher Park maze. Better luck next time kids. What is this thing and why so much attention to that particular area?
OK, Festival officially begins tomorrow. To celebrate tomorrow's topic will be about the true essence of Festival: beards!!
WEIRD BUT COOL THAT MUSTHAVE TAKEN A LONG TIME. I LOVE THE FESTIVAL IT'S FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
ReplyDeletelOVE YOUR FRIEND,
boatee the cow :)
Awesome
ReplyDeleteYour friend,
Baotee the cow