World's Largest Penguin

On our trip back from shopping in Montana we got to stop and see the penguin. It was erected to mark the coldest spot in the nation. Honestly it really was not that cold when we were there. It was kind of nice out :) It's in front of the Gateway Glacier Inn and Plaza in Cut Bank, Montana. It is 27 feet tall and weighs 5 tons. When I was looking it up on the internet before we left I read on one page that it speaks...when the speaker is working. The day we were there....the speaker wasn't working :( That would have been cool, but oh well.

World's Largest Starship Enterprise

Oh yes there is such a thing...it does exist and I know you are all envying me because I got to see it :) We were on our way to Montana to do some over the border shopping (yay!) when we stopped to see the starship enterprise. It is located in Vulcan, Alberta...big surprize there. When you drive into the town you will see it because there is nothing else around. The town decided to put it up in 1995 to attract tourists. It apparently worked, they roped us in :) There are plaques around the base of it with messages written in English, Vulcan, and Klingon and there is a wooden cut out of the Star Trek gang beside the enterprise that you can put your head through a hole and pretend you are part of the group. Oh you betcha I certainly did that too...you can't skip that part, it was an added bonus. The enterprise itself is 31 feet long, 9 feet high, and weighs 5080 kg. Seeing this reminded me of all the times my brother and dad made me watch Star Trek with them. Awe, memories...notice I didn't say good memories :)