Alpena, Michigan: Paul Bunyan Made Of Car Parts

After the Gaylord gas station where it stood was closed, the Paul Bunyan statue was acquired by Glen Catt (then owner of the Glen's Market supermarket chain) and moved to a different Gaylord, Michigan location. It was about to be torn down and it was acquired by a Grayling real estate company in the late 1970s...and then moved to Grayling, Michigan, where it stood along the I-75 business route. It was then acquired by Alpena Community College and relocated to the college, where it now stands.

I know this because I was a reporter for the Gaylord newspaper and did a story about its relocation to Grayling. Just a few years ago we did another story about its newest location in Alpena. [Frank Michels, 08/30/2011]

The Auto Parts Paul was indeed located in GRAYLING, Michigan, having moved to Alpena in June or July of 1998, shortly after I moved to Grayling in June, 1998. I started coming to Grayling as a kid, when my aunt and uncle moved there. Paul always greeted us as we came into town off of I-75. I was told that it was originally from Gaylord, but I guess it was in Grayling far longer than it was in Gaylord. Sadly, the location of the statue is now an empty lot, going on 13 years now. [Rob Burg, 07/14/2011]