Big Ole through the Years

A large, colorful statue of a Viking warrior—known as "Big Ole" through the years—stands on a street median, surrounded by vintage cars, streetlights, and buildings under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Big Ole was moved one more time in 2002, to his current location, on the south shore of Lake Agnes at the trail head of the Central Lakes Trail and Big Ole Park.

Big Ole was moved one more time in 2002, to his current location, on the south shore of Lake Agnes at the trail head of the Central Lakes Trail and Big Ole Park.

One of Ole’s helmet wings blew off in a strong wind storm in June 2014. The helmet was repaired in October 2014.

One of Ole's helmet wings blew off in a strong wind storm in June 2014. The helmet was repaired in October 2014.

A picture of Big Ole taken on June 29, 2015. The sun was a strange hazy orange all day due to the effects of smoke from wildfires in Canada.

A picture of Big Ole taken on June 29, 2015. The sun was a strange hazy orange all day due to the effects of smoke from wildfires in Canada.

For a large portion of his recent repairs, Big Ole was blue from the primer added on before his new paint coats.

ole repairs 2016

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