Jill's Journal: One of the more unusual things we’ve seen on this journey is this giant (at 31 feet tall) and almost cartoonish statue of Paul Bunyan. Apparently Minnesota lays claim to the mythological lumberjack’s birthplace, but Bangor was the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 1800s, so it only makes sense the world’s greatest pretend woodsman should be here as well. Timber!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Paul Bunyan
Jill's Journal: One of the more unusual things we’ve seen on this journey is this giant (at 31 feet tall) and almost cartoonish statue of Paul Bunyan. Apparently Minnesota lays claim to the mythological lumberjack’s birthplace, but Bangor was the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 1800s, so it only makes sense the world’s greatest pretend woodsman should be here as well. Timber!
To think there's more than one! We used to go visit Paul Bunyan and Babe, his blue ox, up in the Redwood Forest on our way to Washington. Fun memories. =)
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I guess that man got around!
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