World's Largest Perogy

The Village of Glendon in northern Alberta is the Perogy Capital of the World. That designation goes a long way towards explaining why visitors can find the World’s Largest Perogy just by following Perogy Drive to Perogy Park. Glendon is serious when it comes to celebrating the humble perogy. The World’s Largest Perogy is 8.2 m (27 ft) tall and weighs 2,700 kg (6,000 lbs) As for the actual perogy, the dumpling was brought to Western Canada in the early 19th century by immigrants from Eastern Europe. Many of these new arrivals settled in the Glendon area to farm. The World’s Largest Perogy (and the extremely large fork on which it rests) was unveiled in 1991. It defines the centre of Glendon, which is about 40 km (25 mi) north of St. Paul. The sculpture also serves as the hub for the annual Perogy Festival.