Bemidji, Minnesota - Nanobojo, Bunyan's Muffler Man Foe

Address:
337 Bemidji Ave., Bemidji, MN
Directions:
On the west side of Hwy 197/Bemidji Ave. N. between 3rd and 4th Sts NW. Outside of an Indian handicrafts store, and across the street from the boxy Paul Bunyan and Babe statues.

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Indian Muffler Man. Bemidji, Minnesota - Nanobojo, Bunyan's Muffler Man Foe

Muffler Man iconThe Indian positioned across the street from Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox is a standard brave model Muffler Man with upraised arm. [RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 01/01/2008]

Bemidji, Minnesota - Nanabojo, Paul Bunyan's Foe

I live in Bemidji, Minnesota, and I had no idea that there were so many other Bunyans out there! You're right about him not caring about ecosystems: according to Chippewa legend, he was so greedy about ripping down all the trees that Nanabojo, a Native American, stopped him by beating him to death with a big fish after several weeks of fighting. A statue of Nanabojo stands across the road from Paul Bunyan in Bemidji. At least this is how I remember the story; what I know for sure is that you never seem to hear that side anywhere. [Christine, 07/12/1997]

Bemidji, Minnesota - Muffler Man - Indian

Muffler Man iconBemidji has a Muffler Man outside the Wolf Trading Post, only a block from their Bunyan. [Robert Tubbs, 11/16/1996]

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