Photograph provided by Jerry and Mary Ince, my good-natured parents, who are apparently becoming quite comfortable posing beneath gargantuan concrete creatures of the northern plains (see also the buffalo, cow, and prairie chicken).

World's Largest Dala Horse
Mora, Minnesota

"This is a replica of the Dalecarlian Horse, hand carved in Mora, Sweden since the 1840's. It was built by the Mora Jaycees in 1971 and presented to this community as a reminder of their cultural heritage and as a tourist attraction. It weighs approximately 3,000 lbs, stands 22' tall, 17' long and 6' wide."

- from plaque in front.