Shaun Dean
@shaunpdean.bsky.social
Retired public servant and former political communicator based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Musing about how distrust in public institutions rises and spreads when I'm serious. About music, movies, books and pop culture when I'm not
Deh Cho Bridge across the Deh Cho (Mackenzie) River at Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. (The government wishes it was) #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Deh Cho Bridge across the Deh Cho (Mackenzie) River at Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. (The government wishes it was) #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Louise Falls on the Hay River in the Northwest Territories, below Alexandra Falls. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Louise Falls on the Hay River in the Northwest Territories, below Alexandra Falls. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Alexandra Falls on the Hay River near Enterprise, Northwest Territories. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Alexandra Falls on the Hay River near Enterprise, Northwest Territories. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Alberta-Northwest Territories Border: 60th North Parallel. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Alberta-Northwest Territories Border: 60th North Parallel. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Peace River, Alberta. Twelve-Foot Davis, who was not twelve feet tall, but made his money on a twelve-foot wide gold claim. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Peace River, Alberta. Twelve-Foot Davis, who was not twelve feet tall, but made his money on a twelve-foot wide gold claim. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Falher, Alberta. World’s Largest Bee. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Falher, Alberta. World’s Largest Bee. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Mundare, Alberta. World’s Largest Sausage, “commemorating a century of sausage making”. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Mundare, Alberta. World’s Largest Sausage, “commemorating a century of sausage making”. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Vegreville, Alberta: World’s Largest Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg). #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Vegreville, Alberta: World’s Largest Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg). #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Innisfree, Alberta, home of the Cut Bank Penguin. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Innisfree, Alberta, home of the Cut Bank Penguin. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Wainwright, Alberta. Canada’s Largest Bison Statue. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wainwright, Alberta. Canada’s Largest Bison Statue. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Cut Knife, Saskatchewan: World’s Largest Tomahawk. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Cut Knife, Saskatchewan: World’s Largest Tomahawk. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
North Battleford, Saskatchewan. A larger than average Mountie. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
North Battleford, Saskatchewan. A larger than average Mountie. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Kenaston, Saskatchewan. Home of the “famous Kenaston Snowman, one of the tallest freestanding snowmen in the world”. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Kenaston, Saskatchewan. Home of the “famous Kenaston Snowman, one of the tallest freestanding snowmen in the world”. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Davidson, Saskatchewan. Half-way between Regina and Saskatoon and a good place to stop for a coffee. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Davidson, Saskatchewan. Half-way between Regina and Saskatoon and a good place to stop for a coffee. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
CN main line at Waldron, SK. We’re about 100 metres from the track and I can sit in the living room and watch the freight roll by; grain and oil cars heading west and flatbeds loaded with sea cans headed east from the Port of Vancouver towards the population centres of Central Canada.
May 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
CN main line at Waldron, SK. We’re about 100 metres from the track and I can sit in the living room and watch the freight roll by; grain and oil cars heading west and flatbeds loaded with sea cans headed east from the Port of Vancouver towards the population centres of Central Canada.
Lesia, the World’s Tallest Ukrainian woman, bearing traditional welcome gifts of bread and salt. Canora, Saskatchewan. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction #SlavaUkraini
May 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Lesia, the World’s Tallest Ukrainian woman, bearing traditional welcome gifts of bread and salt. Canora, Saskatchewan. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction #SlavaUkraini
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, a little more poignant on #RedDressDay. This city has a really complicated history with Indigenous women and while the memorial is welcome, I’ve always thought its location on a busy street well away from any foot traffic is part of the problem.
May 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, a little more poignant on #RedDressDay. This city has a really complicated history with Indigenous women and while the memorial is welcome, I’ve always thought its location on a busy street well away from any foot traffic is part of the problem.
Valour Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally Pine Street, renamed Valour Road in 1925 to honour three Winnipeg recipients of the Victoria Cross who had all lived on the same block of the street. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Valour Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally Pine Street, renamed Valour Road in 1925 to honour three Winnipeg recipients of the Victoria Cross who had all lived on the same block of the street. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
The world’s largest pumpkin, Roland, Manitoba. Raised in honour of “pumpkin king” and Guiness record holder Edgar Van Wyck. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The world’s largest pumpkin, Roland, Manitoba. Raised in honour of “pumpkin king” and Guiness record holder Edgar Van Wyck. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Bruce, Canada’s largest mosasaur. Morden, Manitoba. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Bruce, Canada’s largest mosasaur. Morden, Manitoba. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Longitudinal Centre of Canada, RM of Taché, Manitoba. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Longitudinal Centre of Canada, RM of Taché, Manitoba. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Husky the Muskie, Kenora, Ontario. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Husky the Muskie, Kenora, Ontario. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Vermillion Bay, Ontario. Would you pick up a hitchhiking bigfoot? #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Vermillion Bay, Ontario. Would you pick up a hitchhiking bigfoot? #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
Max the Moose, Dryden, Ontario. Not as pathetic as I expected it to be compared to Mac the Moose in Moose Jaw. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction
May 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Max the Moose, Dryden, Ontario. Not as pathetic as I expected it to be compared to Mac the Moose in Moose Jaw. #AnotherRoadsideAttraction