Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and his family apparently enjoy canoeing in Kentucky — at least that's according to a billboard outside Mammoth Cave National Park.

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A billboard advertising for Mammoth Cave Canoe & Kayak sits at an intersection near the national park in Cave City, located about 90 miles south of Louisville.

The photo on the billboard features a smiling family of four in a red canoe, and it's not just any family — it's the Canadian prime minister's family.

The four of them — Trudeau, his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and their two oldest children, Ella-Grace and Xavier — are wearing life jackets. Sophie and Ella-Grace are waving.

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Who knew the Trudeau family came all the way from Canada to canoe in Kentucky?

OK ... that didn't actually happen.

Trudeau clarified in a tweet last week that the photo, unfortunately, was not taken in the Bluegrass State.

"For the record: This was taken in Yukon in 2013. A spectacular part of this country to explore," Trudeau tweeted.

The whole incident started after a Reddit user posted a photo on Jan. 16 of the billboard with the caption, "Did you ever hear about our Trudeau billboard down here in Kentucky. We haven't quite learned not to steal pictures from the Internet yet."

A call to Mammoth Cave Canoe & Kayak, located at 1240 Old Mammoth Cave Road, was not immediately returned Wednesday. According to the billboard, the canoe and kayak rental operation is located one mile up the road from the billboard

The business offers trips on the Green River, according to its website. It's not operated by Mammoth Cave National Park, which has closed various services during the partial federal government shutdown.

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Ralph Skrovan, owner of Rock Cabin Camping across the street from the billboard, told the Courier Journal he didn't know how long the Trudeau photo has been on the billboard.

He was made aware it after several Canadian travelers visited a few years ago.

"I didn't know who it was," Skrovan said about Trudeau. "I wouldn't know Trudeau if he walked in here. When you look at the picture, you know it's not the Green River. The water is much too choppy."

The Canadian Press reported that Trudeau originally shared the family photo on Twitter in August 2013 when he announced he and his wife were expecting their third child.

And apparently it's not the first time a photo of a Canadian politician has been oddly featured in advertisements outside of Canada.

The Canadian Press mentioned how a Canadian woman in 2017 noticed a photo of Conservative Party politician Michael Chong was being used in a poster campaign in Guatemala to advertise sanitary bathrooms.

Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com or 502-582-7030.

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