Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
"The Frozen Logger" is an American folk song, written by James Stevens. [1] It is a tall tale song which makes reference to a logger being identifiable by the habit of stirring coffee with his thumb.
Log Chute, formerly known as Paul Bunyan's Log Chute sometimes Fog Chute for Halloween [1] or Yule Log Chute for Christmas, [2] and the Love Chute for Valentine's Day [3] is a log flume attraction sponsored by Xcel Energy (formerly sponsored by Brawny) at Mall of America's Nickelodeon Universe in Bloomington, Minnesota. [4]
The most famous depiction of a lumberjack in folklore is Paul Bunyan. Several towns claim to have been Paul Bunyan's home and have constructed statues of Bunyan and his blue ox "Babe". [43] Known for their many exploits, many real life loggers have become renowned for their extraordinary strength, intuition, and knowledge of the woods.
American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled.
Paul Bunyan's Axe is the trophy that goes to the winner of Wisconsin vs. Minnesota. An axe with a 6-foot-long handle, it was commissioned by the National W Club and brought into play in 1948.
Paul Bunyan, Op 17, is an operetta in two acts and a prologue composed by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by W. H. Auden, designed for performance by semi-professional groups. It premiered at Columbia University on 5 May 1941, to largely negative reviews, and was withdrawn by the composer.
On his A Life in Lyrics podcast, in which the legendary Beatles musician regales listeners with the stories behind some of his most famous songs, McCartney, 81, said he believes the lyric was ...