High winds rip arm off of popular Minnesota landmark

Mar 08, 20170

Winds gusting in excess of 60 mph in the Northland on Tuesday downed trees and power lines, left thousands without power, made driving difficult — and damaged a Two Harbors landmark.

Pierre the Voyageur — the statue that has greeted residents and visitors to the North Shore for more than a half-century — lost his right arm and canoe paddle to a gust of wind sometime early Tuesday afternoon.