The statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox that tower over visitors to Bemidji are one of the top roadside attractions in the country, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice ...

SANBORN TOWNSHIP, MI – There’s a perfectly Michigan photo-op waiting at this little Lake Huron beach in Northern Michigan. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox stand posed and ready at Ossineke Beach in ...

BAXTER, Minn. -- The towering, talking Paul Bunyan here could be gathering up his faithful blue ox, Babe, and leaving town for the first time in more than 50 years. Paul Bunyan Amusement Center owner ...

Paul Bunyan and Babe, The Blue Ox are the stars of the show this year at Big Springs Farm 2025 Corn Maze and Fall Festival. This theme honors the American Folklore which tells stories of their ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. – A thief stole a pick-up truck Thursday morning next to one of Minnesota's most iconic tourist attractions. Bemidji police say it happened in front of the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The legend of Paul Bunyan is a staple of American culture, representing the history of logging across the states. The state of Maine celebrated Paul Bunyan day on June 28th. The ...

Everything's bigger in Paul Bunyan country. Including the storm that swept one 6,000-pound blue ox off his feet Thursday morning. Heavy rains and winds that gusted over 50 miles per hour raked through ...

The folklore is legendary - a giant woodsman and his loyal blue ox, Babe, carrying out heroic, nearly superhuman feats around the wilderness. It's said Paul Bunyan created the Great Lakes because he ...

Big as a mountain and strong as a grizzly bear, Paul Bunyan was the greatest lumberjack to swagger through the North American forests. All the larger-than-life characters in Paul's supporting cast are ...

In W.B. Laughead’s 1916 logging industry pamphlet, a minor Midwestern folk hero underwent a major growth spurt. From “Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend.”Credit...Noah Van Sciver ...

BRAINERD — Siblings Al Rademacher and Lois Moon never planned on owning an amusement park. But now it’s their full-time job. When Rademacher heard Paul Bunyan Land was for sale in 2003, he spoke with ...