A towering giant now lives large in Tiny Township.
But this giant is friendly... and also he’s made of snow.
Josh Faria and his dad Antonio recently completed the behemoth bonhomme de neige that measures 20-feet high in front of their home on Deanlea Boulevard, north of Wasaga Beach near the Georgian Bay shoreline.
“Me and my dad decided to do it and started on the 23rd (January),” Josh explained. “We just started out by stacking blocks.”
Part of the decision to keep building, however, came about after the Farias read a BarrieToday story featuring a local man who had built a 17-foot salute to Frosty and Olaf on Frost Trail in the city's Letitia Heights neighbourhood.
"I was like maybe we could try to beat him so that's pretty much what it came down to," he said. "This is bigger than the one in Barrie. I made sure of that since we were doing all that work."
While their creation doesn’t have a name, Josh says the reaction to their enormous salute to winter had been very positive.
“A lot of people are impressed and thank us for bringing a smile to their face during the pandemic,” he said, noting some have even brought over sweets and baked goods as a thank-you for creating the snowman.
“They love it. We get a lot of people all day long. We also installed some lights so that they can come by and see it at night," Josh added.
