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Rumford, Maine: Babe the Blue Ox

Paul Bunyan's sidekick Babe the Blue Ox stands next to the mighty tree-chopper.

Address:
6 Bridge St., Rumford, ME
Directions:
On the south side of US Hwy 2/Bridge St. at the south entrance to town and just west of the bridge.
Admission:
Free
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Babe the Blue Ox.

Babe the Blue Ox

Paul Bunyan now has a companion! The Economic Development Committee recently added a fiberglass statue of Babe, the Blue Ox, at the top of Congress Street, about half a mile from Paul's location near the info center.

[Amy Chapman, 11/08/2009]

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Jockey Cap Rock, Robert Peary Monument, Fryeburg, ME - 41 mi.

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