Big as a mountain and strong as a grizzly bear… that’s how the folks in Bemidji describe the local folk hero Paul Bunyan. As the legend goes, the birthplace of the greatest lumberjack to swagger through the North American forests is claimed by Bemidji, Minnesota, a distinction fondly marked with a statue built along the shore of Lake Bemidji in honor of the town’s most famous son. Today the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are historically recognized as Minnesota’s first and best-known example of “roadside colossus."
Jan and Ted in the visitors center...
Lake Bemidji in the background...
We had a nice breakfast at the Lake George Cafe on our way to Bemidji. We also bought one of their homemade Blueberry Pies...
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