Sidney, British Columbia, Canada: Big Wooden Scuba Diver
The diver is realistically carved from a single tree -- not with a chainsaw -- and posed head-down as if diving into the deep.- Address:
- 2537 Beacon Ave., Sidney, BC, Canada
- Directions:
- On the waterfront, between the Sidney Waterfront Inn and Sidney harbor. Just south of Beacon Ave. and the Sidney Pier.
- Admission:
- Free
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Big Wooden Scuba Diver According to its plaque, the diver was carved from a single, 80-foot tall standing red cedar tree by Alan C. Porter in the mid-1980s, then donated to the town by the Hotel Sidney [now the Sidney Waterfront Inn and Spa].
[David Kamada, 08/08/2012]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Mineral World & Scratch Patch, Sidney, BC, Canada - < 1 mi.
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- Mile Zero of the Trans-Canada Highway, Victoria, BC, Canada - 17 mi.
- In the region: Goats on the Roof, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - 65 mi.
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