Thanks to the Manitoba Historical Society Archives for this photo by Milan Lukes and for info on the giant Komarno Mosquito
Komarno, Manitoba - Mosquito Capital of the World!
About an hour north of Winnipeg, in the township of Rockwood, is the community of Komarno which proudly calls itself the Mosquito Capital of the World.
Komarno means "lots of mosquitoes" in Ukrainian. And the residents embraced their plagues of mosquitoes by building a 15-foot tall (4.6 m) mosquito statue.
Making it even scarier - the Komarno mosquito moves! It is a weather vane and it rotates with the wind. At least it doesn’t bite!
In 2023, a local entomologist (insect expert) partnered with OFF! and featured the town in a bug spray commercial. If it works in Komarno, it’ll work anywhere, right?
Check these out for great photos and more about Komarno’s Monster Mosquito:
The bug spray commercial can be seen on the Township of Rockwood’s website: Rockwood.ca/komarno
Eek! So big! Photo from Interlake Tourism.
The Roadside Attraction Coffee Series
The Roadside Attraction series of seasonal coffees celebrates our love for coffee, for road trips, and for Canada by creating limited edition coffees named for and inspired by Canadian Roadside Attractions.
Each one is a limited edition, around for only a few weeks so try it out while you can!
We celebrate the hardy people of Komarno with a delicious coffee that blends a light roast coffee from Kenya with a lovely medium roast Colombian bean.
Enjoy this coffee and dream of your next road trip!
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