Nackawic, New Brunswick
Home of The Big Axe
The World’s Largest Axe! Photo from Tourism New Brunswick
The World’s Largest Axe
Here are some facts (and bad puns) about The Big Axe from the Destination Nackawic website:
“Standing proudly in the Town of Nackawic’s waterfront is the largest axe in the world. With convenient “axe-ess” off the Trans-Canada highway, it makes a great road trip photo op!
“The Big Axe was commissioned in 1991 when Nackawic was named Forestry Capital of Canada. In the spirit of supporting local business in New Brunswick, the Big Axe was designed and built by a company located in Woodstock, about a 25-minute drive from the Town of Nackawic.
“Once the Big Axe was built, moving it to the Nackawic waterfront was quite the feat. Since the Big Axe is 7 m (23 ft.) wide, it occupied a large part of the highway. The town had to arrange to move it very early one Sunday morning so as not to disrupt the traffic flow.
“The Big Axe rises 15 m (49 ft.) above the mighty Saint John River and weighs an incredible 55 tonnes. It consists of a:
Massive stainless-steel axe head
Giant wooden handle
Concrete “stump,” meant to simulate a tree trunk
“The huge “stump,” which is 10 m (33 ft.) in diameter, doubles as a stage for outdoor gatherings in the community.”
Did You Know?
There have been many places designated the Forestry Capital of Canada. Each gets to keep the designation for 1 to 2 years.
Now administered by the Canadian Institute of Forestry, the current Forestry Capital of Canada is the Mackenzie Region of Northwest Alberta.
The region around Nackawic is known as New Brunswick’s Cottage Country with skiing, hiking, golfing, and trails for ATVs and off-road adventures. Plus boating on the Saint John River.
Sources: Explore New Brunswick, Destination Nackawic.
Nackawic is on the Saint John River in New Brunswick’s cottage country region - beautiful!
Cutting edge coffee
The Nackawic Axe is made from an extra-special coffee from RWANDA. It’s our first time featuring a coffee from Rwanda and we love this one. Medium roast, it gives hints of tart citrus and dark chocolate for a delicious, full bodied cup of coffee.
Recommended brew:
The Nackawic Axe is a very versatile coffee that works well as filter coffee, drip, french press, and espresso. We think it’ll be tasty, made with whatever your fave coffeemaker is!
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.
Wach one is a limited edition, around for only a few weeks so try it out while you can!
Enjoy this coffee and dream of your next road trip!
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