Babe the blue ox

The last piece in the set of tall tale coasters is "Babe" the blue ox. I wonder how many of these coasters were sold, or if they were made f...

Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack in American folklore. His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. The character originated in the oral tradition of North American loggers and was later popularized by freelance writer William B. Laughead (1882–1958) in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company.

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Paul Bunyan is one of the best-known heroes in American folklore. He is also a highly recognizable legend in the Land of Up North. This legendary lumberjack (and his faithful companion Babe the Blue Ox) starred in many of the “tall tales” told in the Midwest during the 1800s. According to the stories, Bunyan was a huge man with an amazing amount of physical strength. He single-handedly founded the logging industry, cut down whole forests in North Dakota, created Lake Superior with his bare…

American Frontier Legends and Hero Paul Bunyan Blue Ox Craft. I have a craft about folk hero Paul Bunyan if you're learning about American frontier legends. Also, look at my Westward Ho Free Unit Study and lapbook. What exactly are frontier legends? They are the tales and ideas of people and places that exist at the edge of a civilization, particularly out west, during expansion. Many famous names make the list but we are going to focus on the Tale of John Bunyan and his blue ox Babe..

Sometimes, bad taste is high art. Take a tour of the best roadside kitsch in the U.S.—40-foot-milk bottle, anyone?—in this photo gallery.

My husband generally isn't into couples costumes. Mostly because the last time we did one, we went as Fred and Daphne from the Scooby Gang and he had to wear an awful blond wig that gave him a headache. So, I was pretty surprised that he suggested another couples idea this year. I guess 6 years is l

According to Wikipedia and Kodak, they are the second most photographed statues in the United States, Mount Rushmore is first. So, Paul and Babe are more photographed than the Statue of Liberty? I love Minnesota but I doubt they came in second. I must admit I've photographed Mount Rushmore and Paul but have not been to New York so Kodak could be right. They must have devoted a lot of time to looking at bad photos of people waving. I went to my favorite information source, Google. Paul Bunyan…