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Paul Bunyan hasn't left the Brainerd lakes area. The famous lumberjack just moved out to a place in the country, his current owners emphasized last week as they prepared to wind up the statue's ...
The Brainerd area lost a giant-sized landmark in September when the Paul Bunyan statue that was the major drawing card for Baxter's Paul Bunyan Amusement Center was moved to its new home at This ...
BRAINERD, Minn. (WCCO) --It's been one of the magical parts of growing up in Minnesota: having a 27-foot Paul Bunyan statue somehow know your name just moments after your parents sign you in at ...
Case in point: Cragun's Resort Golf & Conference Center in Brainerd is launching a Paul Bunyan Fest in September. While it's not home to the Paul Bunyan statue at the city's Welcome Center, it is ...
Brainerd boasts a talking Paul Bunyan statue, installed in 1954, and Akeley has a 36-year-old statue with a lowered hand, specifically designed for visitors to climb onto ...
BRAINERD, Minn. - Paul Bunyan's buddy Babe the blue ox will be on display throughout the Brainerd area this year to help promote the arts and area tourism.
Work is being done on both the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues to ensure any and all repair needs are met. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW Read Today's Paper Sunday, May 11 ...
The Paul Bunyan statue in downtown Bemidji has sustained damaged to the arm. The city is investigating what caused the damage and is bringing in a firm to handle repairs and maintenance work.
In the tiny town of Akeley, the world’s largest Paul Bunyan lives. Said to be nearly 60-feet tall if he were standing, the statue can be seen kneeling with an outstretched palm low to the ground.
We Minnesotans always claimed Paul Bunyan as our own, but as I perused his Wikipedia page I discovered three Minnesota cities claim to be the birthplace of Paul Bunyan — Bemidji, Brainerd and ...
Akeley claims that Bunyan was born in its town, and that they have the largest Paul Bunyan around at 30.5 feet high: Pequot Lakes was able to repurpose his fishing bobber as a water tower.
BRAINERD, Minn. -- The case of Paul Bunyan's broken arm has been solved. Brainerd Police Chief John Bolduc said that two men were taking their picture near the statue on July 20.