Where are Minnesota's Leif Erikson statues?
On Oct. 9, 1946, a statue of Leif Erikson, titled "Discoverer of America" is dedicated on the explorer's holiday at the state capitol in St. Paul. Where in Minnesota is the other well-known Erikson statue? 1) Fridley 2) Two Harbors 3) Duluth For the answer, click on the headline above...
C) Both Leif Erikson statues, located in St. Paul and Duluth, were sculpted by the same man, John K. Daniels, a Norwegian immigrant who attended St. Paul's Mechanic Arts High School. Daniels, who died at the age of 102 in Minneapolis, based his Erikson statue in Duluth from a statue of the explorer erected in Boston in 1887.
Of course, Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on land and sea -- around the world...
