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ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="15" VSPACE="0"><B>Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox (Bemidji, Minn.)</B></div> <div> The folks in Bemidji have long claimed their town is the real birthplace of the mythical, oversized lumberjack known as Paul Bunyan, though tall tales about his exploits and giant statues in his honor stretch from California to Maine.</div> <bR> <div> To stake their claim, Bemidji townsfolk built an 18-foot tall, 2.5-ton Bunyan statue in 1937 on what they say is his actual birth site.</div> <div> And because Bunyan was rarely seen without his assistant, a 5-ton statue of Babe the Blue Ox was soon added.</div> <bR> <div> These are not the country's biggest Bunyan and Babe statues, but they've been around so long and photographed so often that in 1988 they gained a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. </div> <bR> <div> <B>If you go</B></div> <div> The statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox stand next to Lake Bemidji in Bemidji, Minn. For more information, visit http://visitbemidji.com. </div> <div> Slide show text by Harriet Baskas; photo editing by Connie Ricca.</div> <div> <I>Harriet Baskas writes regularly about airports, air travel and other adventures for MSNBC.com and USAToday.com and on her "Stuck at the Airport" blog, http://www.stuckattheairport.com. </I><A HREF="http://www.stuckattheairport.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stuckattheairport.com/"><I>www.stuckattheairport.com</I></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> For More <A HREF="http://guides.travel.msn.com//Guides/MSNTravelSlideShow.aspx?cp-documentid=1072190&icid=msn1072190&GT1=41000" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://guides.travel.msn.com//Guides/MSN">CLICK HERE >>></A></div> <div> MSN TRAVEL</div> <div> <I><B>also see</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=26420578&GT1=24000" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-doc">Weirdest Monuments in American Cities</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> From odd sculptures to strange statues, cities love to erect <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=26420578&GT1=24000" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-doc">unusual structures</A></FONT> to show some local color.</div> <div> Here are a handful of our favorites from around the country.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=24067785&gt1=24000" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://local.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-doc">Geek out at these off-the-wall museums</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Gross but great destinations for science lovers</div> <bR> <div> World's largest inflatable Santa<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Father Christmas is huge around the globe, but nowhere is he bigger than this <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >100-foot-tall likeness</FONT> that greets shoppers at a mall in Portugal</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/worlds-biggest-inflatable-santa-is-no-hot-air/ufgtx4xi?q=Santa+Claus&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnhed&gt=42007%0d" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/w">100-foot-tall likeness</A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="22d9c2360.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="310" ALT="beer" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Beer Can Hotel</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>