Vermilion Bay Bigfoot gets into St. Patrick's Day spirit
20-foot-tall statue decked out in green for occasion
Who, exactly, built Vermilion Bay's 20-foot-fall, hitchhiking Bigfoot statue may be a mystery, but what's certain is the legendary cryptid's fondness for St. Patrick's Day.
The statue, which has stood along Highway 17 for decades, is showing off its fondness for all things Irish, complete with a green buckle hat, little leprechaun friend, and a pot of gold.
Max Nagy, economic development officer with Vermilion Bay, says volunteers dressed up Bigfoot for the occasion.
"It's a fun gesture," he said. "A lot of people don't realize it's done by volunteers."
"It really stands out," Nagy said. "Being a small community like ourselves, you've got to kind of have to have that one thing that stands out when people are driving through."
The Sunset Country Travel Association's website states the statue was moved to its current location in 1982 by former owners Liz and Max Lang (Nagy said the Lang family donated the statue to the municipality in 2024).
The statue, the website states, "was built completely by hand by a local man several decades ago. The name of this man is unknown and his whereabouts is an even greater mystery."