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Paul Bunyan is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) tall and measures 5 feet (1.5 m) across at his base. From toe to heel, Paul Bunyan measures 3 feet (0.91 m). Babe the Blue Ox is about 10 feet (3 m) tall and 8 feet (2.4 m) across at the front hooves. From nose to tail, Babe measures about 23 feet (7.0 m).
Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American [2] and Canadian folklore. [3] His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, [4] [5] and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet and working animal.
Art Lee created the story that the folkloric figure Paul Bunyan came from the Northwoods. Tales about Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox led to public sculptures of them in the 1930s. [citation needed] According to Discover America, the Paul and Babe statues are "the second most photographed statues in America," surpassed only by Mount Rushmore. [14]
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!
The Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum at Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) has statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. 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. There is also a ...
Wisconsin and Minnesota is one of the Big Ten's most heated rivalries, and they play each other for bragging rights and Paul Bunyan's Axe.
Sep. 22—PARK RAPIDS — The Trust for Public Land and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently announced the addition of 2,529 acres of land to the Paul Bunyan State Forest. TPL ...
Paul Bunyan Land is an amusement park in Brainerd, Minnesota, founded in 1950, which is today located on This Old Farm. Its trademark is the 26-foot-tall (7.9 m) animated and talking statue of Paul Bunyan , weighing 5,000 pounds.