Archived Feature:
The Legend of Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan is part of that great American tradition of the Tall Tale. Paul and his companions, Babe the Blue Ox and Johnny Inkslinger, are undismayed by rains that last for months, giant mosquitoes, or adverse geography. The tales describe how Paul, who fashions lakes and rivers at will, created Puget Sound, the Grand Canyon, and the Black Hills. They celebrate the lumbermen's prodigious appetites. Paul's camp stove covers an acre, and his hotcake griddle is so large that it is greased by men using sides of bacon for skates.
Paul Bunyan sites, statues, replicas, etc. can be found all over the U.S., but most particularly in Michigan, Minnesota, and the Redwood country of California.
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