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This week, thousands attending the Blue Ox Music Festival, bringing bluegrass lovers from near and far out to the campsite.
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 ...
Minnesota’s north woods echo with tall tales and the spirit of hardworking lumberjacks. Few stories capture the state’s history better than the legend of Paul Bunyan. This larger-than-life character, ...
Welcome to the Blue Ox, where rustic charm meets culinary adventure! This weathered wooden facade has been inviting hungry travelers for over a century, proving that good taste never goes out of style ...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Blue Ox announces their lineup for the 2025 music festival on their Facebook page. It includes two nights of Pert Near Sandstone. Other artists include Margo Price, Amigo ...
Master woodworker Eric Hollenbeck, the star of “The Craftsman” which streams on Discovery+ and owner of Blue Ox Millworks, mourned the fire at the Bidwell Mansion on Wednesday morning.
Germination Blue Ox, founded by Joel Alex in 2013, previously occupied 7,500 square feet at 41 Capital Ave. in Lisbon Falls.
The earliest tales about the lumberjack—and later his big blue ox, Babe—were spun from ever more ridiculous yarns. But there’s much more to his story.
How to Make Lumberjack’s Costume Lumberjacks popularized the plaid flannel shirt as an everyday utilitarian look. To cop the costume, be sure to wear a plaid button-down shirt and top it with a ...
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 ...
But wait, there’s more. Back in 1964, the Arizona State Legislature made the Lumberjack the official mascot of the growing university, also establishing blue and gold as the official school colors.
In the tales, Paul Bunyan was accompanied by his companion, Babe the Blue Ox. 1800s – Lumberjacks all over the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada tell tales about a lumberjack named ...