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Akeley, Minnesota, will celebrate Paul Bunyan Days this weekend. All through the year, people stop to take pictures at the statue of Paul Bunyan located along Minnesota Highway 34. But just who ...
Paul Bunyan is a staple of Minnesota lore. If you haven't heard the stories of Paul Bunyan, we'll talk about it briefly, but ...
The Paul Bunyan statue in Akeley is about 25 feet tall and sits — well, kneels — outside the Paul Bunyan Historical Museum. This week our summer festival spotlight series takes us to Akeley ...
Today, images of Bunyan statues fill Minnesota family photo albums — standing tall in onetime lumber boomtowns Bemidji, Brainerd and Akeley. “That lovable Paul, by all accounts, was likely ...
Park Rapids is a popular destination for the Fourth of July. The Fourth of July celebration begins at 9 a.m. with the ...
Minnesota erected Bunyan statues in the towns of Bemidji, Akeley, and Brainerd amid the lakes and forests of Northern Minnesota. Visitors can see the best of the region on the 115-mile-long Paul ...
Must See Museums: Paul Bunyan Historical Society and Museum Photojournalist Bill Midekke shows us the Paul Bunyan Historical Society and Museum in Akeley. Related Links: ...
By the way, Bemidji's mascot isn't the only Paul in Minnesota; there are actually a handful of them. Akeley has a new-ish one of Mr. Bunyan down on one knee, while Brainerd has both a Paul and a ...
From “Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend.”Credit...Noah Van Sciver Supported by By Patricia Nelson Limerick When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ...