St Urho Statue

St. Urho was a Finn with a big voice who chased away the grasshoppers to save the grape crop by shouting, “Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen” (translation: “Grasshopper, Grasshopper, go away!”).

Alongside Minnesota Highway 1, at the intersection with Lake County 7, stands a statue of St. Urho carved from a tree. The carving was done in 1982 by Don Osborn, who used a chainsaw to sculpt the wood.