Mundare and Vegreville
Alberta’s big personality shines through today’s destinations—some of the quirkiest on any bucket list.
World’s Largest Sausage
You can’t miss the town of Mundare’s immense sausage – or kielbasa, if you want to get specific. Weighing in at 5,443 kg (12,000 lbs) and rising 13 m (42.7 ft), the fibreglass sculpture was built by Stawnichy’s Meat Processing in the early 2000s and stands in tribute to the importance of food in Ukrainian culture.
A Local Favourite The World’s Largest Pysanka
Southeast of Mundare, Vegreville is home to the world’s pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg). Recognized as a unique achievement in mathematics, architecture and engineering, Paul Maxym Sembaliuk’s sculpture stands 9.4 m (30.8 ft) tall and is said to have taken more than 12,000 hours to complete.
TIP FROM A LOCAL
Keep an eye out for Stawnichy’s matching “sausage vehicle” as it zips around Mundare.
