I've asked my folks (teenage nephews, adult nephew, inlaws and their friends in the tiny town) who/what they know about it. No one even noticed. While I was out on the walking path and lane way.....dog walkers, joggers etc would say hello....and nod to the business I was looking at....at say "looks like somebody's been busy" and move on. I was left there, crying out........yes, but WHO! I'm planning to be back there within a month or 6 weeks and cannot wait to see what is/if it is still there.

I was in Ft.Macleod to help my older (and I'm 64) sister get settled into a new (to her) apartment on the river. I was not prepared to be "squatching"...no hiking boots or gear, no camera except a cell phone that I was learning as I tried to capture what I was seeing. I'd run out there (just across a laneway and paved walking path)at every opportunity to see if it was really as amazing as it seemed. This town is notable for the high, prolonged winds. This structure seemed to be enduring some big challenges. I couldn't stay in town long enough to see any more changes than the water had risen some.

Pic taken on low quality cell phone...this is pulling it close up.....I took a look over the set of pics I took (poor quality but I took a lot) to try and assess height. Came up with it being about (at least) 7-8 feet tall. The spread of the legs (diameter? not including the spar holder) is about 6 feet. Here is a pic from the next day, water has risen. You can see the intricacies of how the horizontal spar is held in place by the twisted upright arrangement behind the "legged" structure.