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State	Town	Spotted	Type	Description	Photo	Directions
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ID	Blackfoot	Uniroyal Gal
ID	Coeur d'Alene	7/14/2004	Bunyan	20-feet tall, and winking, at the Paul Bunyan Pak-Out hamburger stand. May not be a muffler man. Hands: ?. Accessories: hamburger		Northwest Boulevard
ID	Nampa	9/18/1998 GONE! Tips	Bunyan	Was in front of the Hurricane car wash. Moved to Fort Rockvale, MT. Hands: std. Accessories: none
ID	St. Maries	9/5/1998 1/30/2000 4/18/2004 Tips	Bunyan*	In front of Heyburn Elementary School -- "Home of the Lumberjacks." Flannel shirt sometimes painted traditional red/black and sometimes school colors green/yellow. He's actually a heavily disguised "Big Friend." Hands: BF-config Accessories: Double-bit ax		Main Street
ID	Wendell	7/23/1998 3/26/2007 Tips	Cowboy	Advertising an RV park. Dressed in blue jeans, a yellow shirt, and a gray cowboy hat. Hands: std. Accessories: Holds tiny construction stop sign		Alongside Interstate 84, milepost 156.5
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
IL	Atlanta (formerly Cicero)	1/11/1997 12/9/2003 4/30/2004 Tips	Bunyan	The Hot Dog M-Man had been at Bunyon's in Cicero since 1963 [ More on Bunyon's]. After Bunyon's closed in 2003, he moved to Atlanta, along Rt. 66, and was dubbed "Tall Paul." Locals repaired the arrow and bullet holes and restored the giant. On permanent loan from the Stephens family. Hands: std. Accessories: giant hot dog		Arch St., between Race and Vine in downtown Atlanta
IL	Bartlett	3/10/1998 GONE Tips	Service Man	Reported missing 9/17/2000, still gone 10/26/2002. "Big Ben," a Texaco Service Man. Stood in front of Big Ben's Tire Barn, then a lawn mower repair shop. Hands: missing right one Accessories: tire, to hide missing hand		North Avenue and route 20 in Hanover Park, near the police station.
IL	Benton (moved to WV)	Tips	Big John	Giant mascot grocery clerk for Big John chain; auctioned off in 2005 and moved to Unger, WV Hands: Big John std. Accessories: 4 grocery bags
IL	Bridgeview	3/4/1997 Tips	Mutant	Frankenmuffler, green skin, neck bolts, yellow tie, pointy shoulders, weak chin. A nouveau mutant. Hands: std.? Accessories: bloody battle-ax.		Haunted Trails: Bridgeview, on the east side of Harlem, between 77th & 78th Sts.
IL	Chicago	1/11/1997 Tips	Classic?	"Mr. Bendo." Atop Ced's Auto Body, bending an iron bar. Hands: std. Accessories: iron bar		Grand Avenue just east of Pulaski Road.
IL	Chicago	9/9/1998 Tips	Indian	Tests the eyesight of passing drivers; has "Eye Care Center" sign bolted to chest. Appeared in film "Wayne's World" (1992) Hands: right arm raised Accessories: iron bar		63rd and South Pulaski
IL	Evergreen	10/31/1997 Tips	Classic	Atop Guardian Auto Rebuilders. Back up an in service.... Had a low level Tornado/bad storm in late summer 1998 and was knocked down... He was repaired and has fresh Du Pont Chroma base auto paint on him, including candy apple red shirt... Hands: std. Accessories: black nail polish.		8939 S Kedzie, 5 blocks north of 95th Street, across from a cemetery.
IL	Joliet	6/10/2004 Tips	Bunyan	"Left Field Louie" is the mascot of the Joliet Jackhammers baseball team. When they hit a home-run, Louie's jackhammer spews smoke. Once stood in Ham Lake, MN. Hands: both palms down. Accessories: jackhammer, bucket hard hat		Silver Cross Field, in downtown Joliet near Harrah's Casino.
IL	Libertyville	1/24/1997 Tips	Bunyan	In the Miniature golf course at Lamb's Farm. Accompanied by a fiberglass cow and milk bottle. Hands: std. Accessories: ax		Off I-94.
IL	Livingston - Staunton	9/10/2006 10/9/2006	Bunyan	Muffler Man inside the Pink Elephant Antique Mall. A surfer dude stands outside the building. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler at his feet.		908 Veterans Memorial Drive. Exit 34 or exit 37 off of I-55
IL	Melrose Park	4/20/1997 4/10/2004 Tips	Bunyan	Formerly in front of a lumber store, now indoors at Wolff's Flea Market, at the former receiving dock of a dept. store. Hands: std. Accessories: American flag		N. Mannheim, corner of Mannheim (Rt. 45) and North Ave. (Rt. 64) 10 minutes South of O'Hare airport.
IL	Mount Vernon	Uniroyal Gal
IL	Nauvoo	9/17/2000 Tips	Viking	In front of the Nauvoo-Colusa High School since 1986. Hands: std. Accessories: shield
IL	Palatine	1/8/1999 Tips	Bunyan	Visit Report 2007 - Park Closed. Ozzi Waterpark and Go Cart Park. No feet. Painted black suspenders. Hands: std. Accessories: double-headed ax		20263 Rand Road between Long Grove Road and Lake Cook Road
IL	Palatine	1/8/1999 Tips	Indian	Visit Report 2007 - Park Closed. Ozzi Waterpark and Go Cart Park. No feet. Highly detailed "beefcake" rendering of bare chest and pants. Hands: "brave" salute Accessories: none		20263 Rand Road between Long Grove Road and Lake Cook Road
IL	Peoria	Uniroyal Gal
IL	Roseville	RA - 1991 Tips	Classic	Guarded a seed dealer. Last seen in 1991. 2007 - still missing, townspeople claiming he never existed. Hands: std. Accessories: Broot cap		Highway 67, east side.
IL	Salem	9/1/1998 Tips	Classic?	Aug 2007 - moved to NC. AKA "Stan the Tireman" Hands: std. Accessories:
IL	Springfield	10/13/1997 10/15/2000 Tips	Bunyan	AKA the "Lauterbach Tire Man" wears a blue cap and shirt, black pants with Lauterbach written down the legs. Decapitated in deadly March 2006 tornado, then restored. Hands: std. Accessories: tire		Lauterbach Tire and Auto Service, 1569 Wabash Ave.
IL	Wilmington	Tips	Hybrid	AKA "Gemini Giant," named in a contest in the mid-1960s, stands outside the Launching Pad Drive-in. Some say he is a tribute to local ammunition plant workers. Hands: std. Accessories:helmet, 8 ft. long styrofoam rocket
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
IN	Brookston	8/14/2007 Tips	Indian	Stands on a platform at YMCA camp "Camp Tecumseh." Hands: Right arm raised Indian brave - style. Accessories: none		12635 W. Tecumseh Bend Rd
IN	Elkhart	10/31/1997 Tips	Bunyan	"Scotty" -- wearing Scott's Lawncare shirt. Hands: ? Accessories: ?		Front of Palmer Tru Value Hardware and Just Ask Rental store.
IN	Indianapolis	8/9/1997, 9/5/1997 12/9/1997 Tips	Bunyan - hybrid	"Mr. Bendo" has looked out onto 16th street for at least four decades. Hands: Right arm raised Indian brave - style. Accessories: none now, but reported to have once held an exhaust pipe, muffler, and tail pipe assembly.		Ralph's Muffler Shop, 1250 W. 16th Street, near the Indy Speedway
IN	Montpelier	5/27/2001 Tips	Indian	Indian chief, on a corner in front of historical marker for the "Godfroy Reserve." Hands: Right arm raised Indian - style. Accessories: none		Corner of State Road 18 and Main Street.
IN	Muncie	3/7/1997 11/25/1999 Tips	Classic	Used to sit on Broadway Ave. at a local car lot. Hands: std. Accessories: Used to hold tiny RV		Jack Smith and Sons RV Sales, Interstate 69, exit 41
IN	Muncie	9/5/1997 Not a muffler man. Tips	NA	At a bar named Timbers, flannel shirt. Used to be in front of a local lumber co. He's not an M-Man, but big nonetheless. Hands: NA Accessories: ax		south side of town where State Rd 32 meets Tillitson Avenue
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
IA	Waukon	0/3/1998	Cowboy	Plaque claims it was made in Sparta, WI. Hands: std. Accessories: Charging longhorn		On highway 76 one mile south of town.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
KS	Kansas City	6/26/1998 Tips	Half Wit	Reported gone 10/2000 to make way for road expansion. Stood here since the mid-1960s Originally a generic-looking half-wit at a convenience store called Poor Boy's Pantry, Repainted in the 1980s with a Hawaiian shirt tucked into his jeans, and painted Nike running shoes, Hands: std Accessories: none		43rd St. and State Line Road
KS	Manhattan	9/1/1998 10/1/1998	Not a muffler man!	"Johnny Kaw," blonde-haired, blue-eyed, though not a muffler man. Hands: ? Accessories: thresher		Corner of a city park
KS	Wichita	1/8/1998 10/26/1998 Tips	Classic	Brown's Tire Service Hands: std. Accessories: tire		On Broadway, south of McArthur (S 39th.)
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
KY	Monticello	5/8/1999 11/27/2002 11/15/2003 Tips	Bunyan	3/2007: Reported missing. 11/2003: Owner Nick Catron closed the business where this M-Man stood, and moved him to his own backyard. Nick is considering altering Bunyan into a likeness of Jesus Christ for his church. Hands: std. Accessories: undersized ax		Take Hwy. 90 West to Hwy. 1546 (Murl Road). Go 3 miles, look left. On deck in back yard. Next to Rector's Flat Baptist Church.
KY	Somerset	9/18/2004 Tips	Bunyan	Sold on eBay in 2006, moved to Livingston, IL. Stood next to a gas station and a Super 8 Motel at 601 S. Hwy. 27. Hands: std. Accessories: none		MOVED to Livingston, Illinois
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
LA	Bossier City	3/25/2006 8/25/2006 Tips	Classic	Visit Report. Cowboy on a pole advertising a trailer dealership. Hands: std. Accessories: Hat, rope, spurs		I-20 Industrial Dr exit south. Topps Trail.
LA	Metairie	6/16/1997 8/15/1997 1/1/1998 Tips	Classic	Read his owner's story. Hands: std. Accessories: Mustache, Crown		Clearview Auto Title & Co., 2122 Clearview Parkway
LA	Metairie	Tips	Mutant	Half of a Muffler Man, used in Mardi Gras parades. Hands: none Accessories: many		Float warehouse.
LA	Raceland	3/10/2004 9/18/2004	?	Not a Muffler Man - it's a car parts sculpture.		LA 182, in the center of "downtown" Raceland.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
ME	Augusta	4/6/1998	?	Possibly a car parts sculpture.... Hands: std. Accessories: Harley exhaust pipes		Big Boys Cycle Shop, Riverside Dr. Route 201 north of Augusta
ME	Bangor	12/2/1997 Refuted: 7/15/1998	Bunyan, but not an M-Man	Red and black checked lumberjack's coat, jeans and work boots. Not an M-Man! Hands: std. Accessories: ax and pike		State Fairgrounds.
ME	Rumford	7/12/1997 10/27/1999 Tips	Bunyan	At the Maine Visitor Center, looks out over Route 2 and Pennacook Falls/Rumford Falls, highest falls east of Niagara. Property of the town of Rumford. Hands: standard Accessories: ax		6 Bridge St., Route 2.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MD	Crownsville	1/6/1998 11/20/1999 Tips	Bunyan	AKA, the "Fair Giant" Hands: both up Accessories: Welcome sign		Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds on generals' highway
MD	Havre de Grace	RA-1996 Tips	Classic	AKA "Desert Storm Man," camouflage fatigues. Hands: std. Accessories: hat kept in garage		911 Pulaski Hwy. Hwy. 40 southbound
MD	Marion	11/9/1998 Tips	Viking	"In pretty bad shape." Hands: ? Accessories: ?		10 miles North of Crisfield
MD	Ocean City	4/29/1998 1/17/1999 10/18/2000 Tips	Bunyan	Pirate costume. Jolly Roger Amusement Park Hands: std Accessories: cutlass, eyepatch		30th St. & Coastal Hwy.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MA	Groveland	6/22/2001 Tips	Classic			Valley Tree Service, 938 Salem Street
MA	Hancock	12/2/1997 1/19/1999 Tips	Classic	"Big Man." Shirt reads "Green Valley Equipment Co." Before anchoring here, he had been shot, stolen by college students, and displayed in a nudist camp. Hands: std. Accessories: once held a pitchfork.		Rt. 43 and Brodie Mt. Road
MA	Lynn	6/21/1998 11/24/2003 Tips	Bunyan	6/2006: Reported gone since the 1980s (?). Appears to be gone, 11/2003. Revised from original report placing him in Revere. Missing his head. Blue pants and red shirt. Hands: ? Accessories: ?		Cadillac dealer.
MA	Shirley	6/28/2004 Tips	Indian	Big Indian in front of Mohawk Village Motors.. Hands: Indian salute Accessories: none		280 Great Road (MA Hwy 2A), about 5-6 miles west of Ayer
MA	Springfield - Chicopee	8/11/1999 8/1/2001 4/13/2004 Tips	Hybrid	Stands at the Plantation Inn, waving to the Mass Pike toll plaza. Hands: right arm waving, left arm down Accessories: top hat		I-90 exit 6, facing the toll plaza.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MI	Ann Arbor	9/1/1998 9/1720/00 GONE Tips	Bunyan	Rooftop Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox at Paul Bunyan Restaurant on Jackson Road at Zeeb west of Ann Arbor. Disappeared in the 1980s. May be in Irish Hills now Hands: ? Accessories: ?		On road that parallels I-94, 1 mile west of Weber's Inn
MI	Chesterfield or New Baltimore	3/7/1997 11/26/1997 11/14/1999 Tips	Classic	In front of mini golf course and ice cream stand. Dubbed "Greg Enormous" in a naming contest. Hands: std Accessories: straw hat, golf club, used to hold a wrench		Off I-94 head east. 23 Mile Road, at World's Finest Frozen Custard.
MI	Flint	7/22/2002 10/13/2003 7/17/2004 8/12/2006 Tips	Half-wit	Outside the Bargain Hunterz discount clothing store. In blue jeans and Hawaiian shirt. Hands: std Accessories:		Atherton Rd. just west of S. Dort Hwy. At the south end of the Dort Mall complex.
MI	Onsted - Irish Hills	9/1/1998 4/16/2004 8/12/2006 Tips	Bunyan	4/2004: Reported freshly painted. Probably originally west of Ann Arbor. Hands: std. Accessories: double-sided ax		"Stagecoach Stop USA," Irish Hills on US 12. US-12 between M-50 and M52, west of Clinton.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MN	Battle Lake	7/5/2001 Tips	Indian	Chief Wenonga Hands: brave salute Accessories: stone headed ax		MN Highway 78 just outside town, directly across from the lake
MN	Bemidji	11/15/1996 Tips	Indian	"Nanabojo" -- killed Bunyan with a fish. Morell's Chippewa Trading Post, Inc.. Hands: brave salute Accessories: none		Across the street from Paul Bunyan and Babe.
MN	Bloomington	3/15/1998 6/18/2004 Tips	Indian	One of the Indians outside the Thunderbird Hotel. Hands: brave salute Accessories: hand flint ax		2201 East 78th Street
MN	Bloomington	3/15/1998 06/18/2004 Tips	Indian Mutant	One of the Indians outside the Thunderbird Hotel. Smaller than his partner. A long-winded sign explains all about the Chippewa Indians. Hands: at side Accessories: hand flint ax		2201 East 78th Street
MN	Baxter - Brainerd	8/1/2004 2/18/2006 Tips	Bunyan	Previously reported, at Bunyan's Sports Bar and Grill, with $2 bowling during the summer. Babe clenches a bunch of bowling pins in her mouth. Hands: std. Accessories: bowling ball		NE side of the intersection of highways 371 & 210, west of Brainerd.
MN	Ham Lake	11/24/1996 MOVED TO IL! Tips	Classic	5/2003: De-zoned, sold by owner to town of Joliet, IL for $10,000. " unnaturally pale"... In front of Mid-State Auto Mall, next to Red Ox cafe, across from Tom Thumb gas station. Hands: std. Accessories: giant exhaust system		35W North to 118 West, to Hwy. 65 on west side.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MS	Byram	Uniroyal Gal
MS	Lake View, Walls	1997 2004 Tips	Big John	ID'd as a Big John Jan 2004. Mar 2005: Reported on his back to make way for a new "Gentlemen's Club." Hands: NA Accessories: none		Hwy. 61 about 500 feet into Mississippi and one at Hwy. 302 (Goodman road) and Hwy. 55
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MO	Boonville	9/25/1997 6/22/1998 Tips	Cowboy	SOLD and MOVED! Once stood at the at a gas station, then the First Amendment Adult Video Store; black pants, a yellow shirt, cowboy hat inscribed "MU." Auctioned to Kansas City Children's Museum in May 2000. Hands: std. Accessories: none		Off I-70.
MO	Foristell	4/20/1997 10/15/1998 Moved here as of 8/1999 3/25/2007 Tips	Bunyan	Skyline Motors Tractor Trailer Repair. Yellow cap, red shirt. Sign on chest: "No Job Too Big" Hands: right arm raised Accessories: sign		I-70 west just before Wright City. 4 miles west of Wentzville.
MO	Lake Ozark	6/10/1998 8/5/1998 11/30/1998 Tips	Half Wit	In front of Old Time Photo. Plaid shirt and straw hat. Across from a big Indian statue. Hands: std. Accessories: Lantern on the ground		Near Bagnell Dam.
MO	Lake Ozark	6/10/1998 8/5/1998 11/30/1998 Tips	Indian	In front of Two Bit Town. Across from the half-wit. Hands: Arm raised. Accessories: none		Near Bagnell Dam.
MO	Osage Beach	GONE! 2/5/2008 6/2/2002 8/18/2002 Tips	Bunyan	Reported missing a hand. 7/2004: Paul is intact. His arm had been stolen, and later returned. Hands: std. Accessories: American Flag.		Forever Friends Furniture, Highway 54
MO	St. Louis County	11/21/98 2/23/2007	Cowboy	Restored, wears cowboy hat. On a landscaped lot at Croft Automotive and Trailer Hands: std. Accessories: Cowboy hat		49 Elam Road. To find him, exit I-44 at Hwy. 141 and drive north on 141 to Elam Road. Turn west. Croft Automotive and Trailer
MO	Sullivan	4/21/1997 GONE! Tips	Bunyan	Lumberjack products. Ax is an exhaust pipe with a normal-sized ax head. Side view. Reported gone in 2003, now in Baxter MN. Hands: std. Accessories: undersized ax		North side of I-44, east of exit 226.
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State	Town	Spotted	M-Man Type	Description	Photo Preview	Directions
MT	Billings	RA- 1992 3/1/1999 Tips	Bunyan	Hands: std. Accessories: tire		L.P. Anderson Tire Co.
MT	Billings (from Bridger)	10/13/2005 5/13/2001 Tips	Cowboy	In front of a metal building. Hands: std Accessories: none		Visible from I-90 on the south side between Laurel and Billings.
MT	Rockvale	5/13/2001 7/10/2005 Tips	Cowboy	Formerly in Nampa, Idaho. Now stands sentry at a casino. Hands: std. Accessories: cowboy hat, scoped rifle		Ft. Rockvale Cafe and Casino, 101 Rockvale Rd
MT	Great Falls	2/25/2006 3/6/1999 Tips	Cowboy	In front of a Big John's casino. Arms down, Indian-style. Black hat. Hands: down Accessories: none		11th Ave. South and 24th Street South