Statue of St. Urho

Such a great stop and individual museum tours! My guide was so knowledgeable, I could have spent hours there! Don't miss the Finnish Triangle@

This is exactly the kind of random statue I enjoy finding. The legend is such fun legend to learn about and the statue is so much more than the story with a giant grasshopper on a pitch fork. I had to pull over and I learned something new. I encourage you to stop for this great find and then visit the museum hiding just behind it.

Liked the tongue and cheek inscription below the statue

Best statue in the state. It was a bit too snowed in for my wife, however

Glad we can drink wine in peace because of this guy

A lovely spot and fun. All hail the Saint

We always stop on our way through to get a picture.

Fun statue / roadside attraction to explore on our way through Menahga, MN. Heading northbound on Hwy 71, you might miss it as it is tucked in a corner. So be on the lookout for the giant man with a giant grasshopper on a stick to the right of the highway as the road curves to the left.

"THE LEGEND OF ST URHO

ONE OF THE LESSER KNOWN, BUT EXTRAORDINARY LEGENDS OF AGES PAST IS THE LEGEND OF ST URHO PATRON SAINT OF THE FINNISH VINEYARD WORKERS BEFORE THE LAST GLACIAL PERIOD WILD GRAPES GREW WITH ABUNDANCE IN THE AREA NOW KNOWN AS FINLAND. ARCHEOLOGISTS HAVE UNCOVERED EVIDENCE OF THIS SCRATCHED ON THE THIGH BONES OF THE GIANT BEARS THAT ONDE ROAMER NORTHERN EUROPE. THE WILD GRAPES WERE THREATENED BY A PLAGUE OF GRASSHOPPERS UNTIL ST URHO BANISHED THE LOT OF THEM WITH A FEW SELECTED FINNISH WORDS. IN MEMORY OF THIS IMPRESSIVE DEMONSTRATION OF THE FINNISH LANGUAGE, FINNISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE ON MARCH 16 THE DAY BEFORE ST PATRICKS DAY IT TENDS TO SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT ST. PATS DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND IS THUS CELEBRATED BY SOLARES AT SUNRISE ON MARCH 16. FINNISH WOMEN AND CHILOREN BRESSED IN ROYAL PURPLE AND NILE GREEN GATHER AROUND THE SHORES OF THE MANY LAKES IN FINLAND AND CHANT WHAT ST URHO CHANTED MANY YEARS AGO
"HEINASIRKKA, HEINASIRKKA MENE AALTAITEEN" TRANSLATED: GRASSHOPPER GRASSHOPPER GO AWAY!

ADULT MALE (PEOPLE, NOT GRASSHOPPERS) DRESSED IN GREEN COSTUMES GATHER ON THE HILLS OVERLOOKING THE LAKES, LISTEN TO THE CHANT AND THEN KICKING OUT LIKE GRASSHOPPERS THEY SLOWLY DISAPPEAR TO CHANGE FROM GREEN TO PURPLE THE CELEBRATION WITH SINGING AND DANCING POLKAS AND DRINKING GRAPE JUICE THOUGH THESE ACTIVITIES MAY OCCUR IN VARYING SEQUENCES COLOR FOR THE DAY IS ROYAL PURPLE AND NILE GREEN

SULO HAVUMAKI"