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==Arts and culture== The Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre are located at The MUSE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://themusekenora.ca/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=The Muse - Lake of the Woods Museum {{!}} Douglas Family Art Centre |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrons honoured at Douglas Family Art Centre opening |url=https://kenoraminerandnews.com/news/local-news/patrons-honoured-at-douglas-family-art-centre-opening |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=kenoraminerandnews |language=en-CA}}</ref> Harbourfront, a park on the shore of Lake of the Woods, hosts the city's annual winter and summer festivals, as well as concerts.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} Huskie the Muskie, a {{convert|40|ft|m}} statue of a fighting [[muskellunge]], is located in McLeod Park. The city's downtown core has a public arts project, with 20 murals depicting the region's history painted on buildings in the business district. The city is home to a major international freshwater [[Largemouth bass|bass]] fishing tournament. Kenora is sometimes stereotyped as an archetypal "[[hoser]]" community, evidenced by the phrase "Kenora dinner jacket"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.canadianaconnection.com/cca/headlines.html | title = True North strong and plaid | work = Globe & Mail | access-date = 23 September 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061005064441/http://www.canadianaconnection.com/cca/headlines.html | archive-date = 5 October 2006 | url-status = live }}</ref> as a nickname for a hoser's [[Mackinaw cloth|flannel shirt]]. [[St. Alban's Cathedral (Kenora)|St. Alban's Anglican Cathedral]] is in Kenora. The now-defunct [[Kenora Thistles]] ice hockey won the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1907, making Kenora the smallest city to have ever won the trophy.<ref>* {{Citation|last1=Danakas|first1=John|last2=Brignall|first2=Richard|title=Small Town Glory: The Story of the Kenora Thistles' Remarkable Quest for the Stanley Cup|year=2006|publisher=James Lorimer & Company|location=Toronto|isbn=978-1-55028-961-9}}</ref> Many local contemporary ice hockey clubs pay homage to the team by using its name, including the town's amateur, junior, and senior-level men's team.<ref>* {{Citation|last=Milton|first=Steve|title=Kenora Thistles Have Lots Of History β But Not Much Ice Time|newspaper=[[Hamilton Spectator]]|location=Hamilton, Ontario|date=April 11, 2014|url=https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4462359-kenora-thistles-have-lots-of-history-but-not-much-ice-time/|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217084907/https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4462359-kenora-thistles-have-lots-of-history-but-not-much-ice-time/|archive-date=February 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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