Adventures

Where in the World is this Concrete Jungle?

Think you know the name of this inscrutable installation?

Dozens of grey, cement poles sticking up out of the snowy ground. The sky above them is clear and there are random letters and numbers inscribed on each pole.
A document with the word caa on it.

Nov 15, 2024

2 min. read

Just northwest of Winnipeg, dozens of mysterious concrete pilings rise in neat grid-like formations from four circular mounds on a rural 16-hectare (40-acre) site. These grey spires, etched with cryptic markings, vary in height, some reaching over 2 metres (6 feet) high.

Think you know where this is? Send us a note at magazine@caamanitoba.com with the subject line “Where in the World?” and you could be featured in an upcoming issue.

The spring 2024 issue’s location was the Mallard Duck Monument, erected as the mascot of the Petersfield Curling Club, where it still resides over 25 years later.