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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.
Fabian "Joe" Fournier was a lumberjack, born in Quebec, [1] who would later emigrate to the United States of America and work as a lumberjack in Michigan. He has often been said to be the man who inspired Paul Bunyan in at least some part.
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 ...
A fiberglass Paul Bunyan statue stood at 1471 Rocky Creek Road, just 10 minutes away from the giant cowboy at the Phillips 66 Gas Station on Hartley Bridge Road.
This has led to several folkloric creation myths for the area, one being that it is a handprint of Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack and popular European-American folk character in Michigan. When asked where they live, Lower Peninsula residents may hold up their right palm and point to a spot on it to indicate the location.
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). [3]
In February 2024, the band released their fifth studio album, Paul Bunyan's Slingshot. [7] The release was praised by critics, being named one of the best album releases of February 2024 by Consequence, [8] and Paste magazine, [9] and moved the band into mainstream, with Rolling Stone doing a full feature on the band. [10]
The Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy is an American college football rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans. The teams have met 116 times since 1898, including in every year since 1945. The winner of each year's game receives the Paul Bunyan – Governor of Michigan Trophy, a four-foot wooden statue of a ...