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Big Ole in Alexandria, MN
This 28 foot tall viking statue was created in 1965 to accompany a Celtic Rune Stone that was found in nearby Kensington by Olof Ohman, a Swedish farmer, in 1898. Engravings on the stone suggest that Viking explorers reached Minnesota in 1362, well before Columbus’ discovery of the new world. While there is doubt about…