Painted by local muralist Michael O'Connor in the spring of 2000, this huge mural of an adult bull moose is on the east wall of the Canyon Country Service store located on Canadian highway 11/17 about halfway between Thunder Bay and the Soo locks in Ontario. Two other equally impressive murals on this building are pictured below. The south wall has several snapshot-like scenes including a picture of the world record brook trout (it weighed an impressive 14 ½ pounds) that was caught near here, and some other wildlife found in the area. The west wall features a pack of timber wolves.

These three murals have the reputation of being the largest depictions of wildlife in Canada -- and perhaps the world.

There are by no means the only large-scale murals in Canada. Here is a site that keeps track of them.

Update January 11, 2025 (RTA): It appears as if the location has been abandoned.

Update 1/26/25: We are not sure that the mural is still there. If you visit this location and find that the mural is still there, please contact us at rta@roadtripamerica.com and we will update this page. We hope you enjoy viewing these mural pages as much we did when we originally found them. – RTA Writers Group.

Canyon Country Service
#590 Hwy 11/17
Dorion, Ontario
Canada P0T 1K0

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Photographed by Rod Ness, 7/3/06
Posted on RoadTrip America 7/06