Sunday, April 26, 2009

State Icon of Minnesota Missing

Shown here in this vintage photo taken in Bemidji, Minnesota, Paul Bunyan greets visitors to the town. Nearby is Paul's House, an amusement park, and a number of his favorite trading posts. Paul's iconic statue has stood watch here since 1937.

That is, until recently. Last week is was reported that Paul is missing. Only Babe, his faithful blue ox remains on the site. Below is a picture of the site as it appears today. There are no known leads in the case. If you spot any clues report them to Andy right away. I hear he is very upset.



Here in two parts, is Paul's story as presented in 1958 by Walt Disney.



3 comments:

Andy said...

lol, just goes to show you it takes almost two months for those lazy Iowans to try to top their last Bunyan joke. The city of Bemidji has offered to pay the evil kidnappers from Iowa in walleye and lutefisk for Paul back. Word should get to the corn later this morning....whether they get off the farm machinery is anyone's guess.

Jeff W said...

Oh I'm not finished with you yet. It takes time to plan these things out for full effect...mmmwhaaahahaha.

Matt said...

This is hilarious! I can't wait to read more!