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The work included repairing a 1-inch-wide (25 mm) crack in Babe from the neck to the hindquarters; this had continued to widen despite yearly fixes by the city with caulk and blue paint. [5] In October of 2013, local organizers ran the first Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon and planned the course to run past the statues.
Paul Bunyan (49 foot) and Babe the Blue Ox (35 foot) statues at Trees of Mystery near Klamath, California. Note the size of the visitors at Babe's hooves. William Laughead's 1916 ad campaign for the Red River Lumber Company launched Paul Bunyan toward national fame, and established his marketing appeal which continues into the 21st century. [32]
The Rumford, Maine visitor center is home to giant statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. In Stony Point, New York at local Scout Camp Bullowa, there is a 18 foot tall statue at the southern entrance.
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox (Bemidji, Minnesota) Built in 1937 as a way to celebrate the Bemidji Winter Carnival, Paul Bunyan and Babe were an immediate tourist sensation when unveiled! They ...
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Trees of Mystery is best known for its 49-foot (15 m) statue of Paul Bunyan and 35-foot (11 m) statue of Bunyan's companion Babe the Blue Ox, which are visible from US 101. Constructed largely of wooden beams, chicken wire and stucco, the current Babe was built in 1950 and the current Bunyan in 1961.
During a fierce blizzard, Paul rescues a giant flash-frozen ox that had turned blue from the cold. Paul adopts the ox and names him Babe. During the following spring, Paul and Babe's footprints through the snow filled up with water and became known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes".
Paul Bunyan Statue is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture of mythical logger Paul Bunyan in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.It was built in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair, which was held in the Kenton area.