← Back to Explore
Erik the Viking is a fiberglass statue more than 20 feet tall in front of Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary and Junior High School in Nauvoo, Illinois. WGEM reported in 2024 that the school mascot was repaired after the June 2023 derecho.
Private to your Passport.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
No recommended arrival yet
We have not checked a recommended place to arrive or stop here yet.
This takes you to the Big Thing itself. If stopping, choose a safe and legal place nearby.
© Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Viking Nauvoo-Colusa Junior High
This pin marks the Big Thing itself. If stopping, choose a safe and legal place nearby.
Site-level location · 40.5607° N, 91.3055° W
FIELD GUIDE
The story
Erik the Viking is a fiberglass statue more than 20 feet tall that stands in front of Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary and Junior High School in Nauvoo, Illinois. WGEM reported in August 2024 that he has been there since 1996 as the school's mascot. A windstorm during the June 2023 derecho blew him down, and repairs costing about $13,000, paid with insurance money, put him back for the start of the 2024 school year. Superintendent and principal Mark Scott said he took six or seven phone calls about him that first week, and called Erik "kind of a big deal around here".
Add a photo
PRACTICAL
Plan your stop
WHAT TO EXPECT
A school mascot statue in front of Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary and Junior High School. WGEM reported in August 2024 that it had been repaired and returned for the first day of school.
ACCESS
In front of Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary and Junior High School, Nauvoo, Illinois, a working school; as reported by WGEM in August 2024.
COMMUNITY
Visitor Log
TRANSPARENCY
Sources & research
Something not right?
If this Big Thing has changed, moved or gone, telling us keeps the guide honest for the next traveller.