Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, Canada: Gilbert the Golfer
A humanoid creature over ten feet tall, wearing a tam-o-shanter and plaid pants, with the head of an immense golf ball. Has big cartoon eyes. Carries a big hockey stick instead of a golf club, and wears ice skates.
- Address:
- Hwy 5, Gilbert Plains, MB, Canada
- Directions:
- Center of town, on the north side of Hwy 5 a block west of Hwy 274.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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This grinning golf ball greets you to the golf mecca of Gilbert Plains, population 773. Gilbert is apparently channeling his inner Happy Gilmore by golfing with a hockey stick. Very easy access to and from the highway.
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According to his plaque, Gilbert was unveiled in 1997 and designed by Carla Mandzuik, who is also from Gilbert Plains.