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 ...

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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 ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. — Minnesota has a TON of lakes - so many that we brag about them on our license plates - but it's also a place where folks love really big things. Take for instance, Darwin's giant ball ...

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 ...

Visitors to Paul Bunyan Park can resume taking unobstructed selfies with Bemidji's Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues as the final construction phase draws to a close. Construction barricades ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The tallest guy in Bangor has something new showing off his tall tales. Last week, Bangor’s Parks & Rec department debuted a new story walk to accompany the statue of Paul ...

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 -- Just 1.6 miles down the road from the Bemidji Regional Event Center stand giant statues of folklore legends Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, tourist attractions here since 1937. Paul ...