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The Muffler Man, in Grants Pass, last seen without his head, is in great shape today. I just visited him, and he looks newly repaired with a fresh coat of paint.
[Jody Day, 04/17/2006]Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan:- Hours:
- Feb. 2022: Sold, moved to planned museum in IL.
- Status:
- Gone
We recently met Henry and his gentle keeper "Hugh." Henry is a 600 lb. brown bear. Hugh is a Paul-Bunyan-sized man, with arms as hefty as my legs! Hugh takes excellent care of Henry. His spacious cage was clean, and the bear looked great. I think Henry was born in the midwest in captivity, declawed, and neutered. Henry was about to be put down when Hugh purchased him and has been caring for him ever since.
Under strict directions from Hugh, we all had Henry take a slice of apple from our own mouths while in the cage with the bear! We also heard some great stories from Hugh about Henry's mannerisms. Our favorite was when the bear was in mid-hybernation. He heard Hugh talking in the cage, came out and put his head on Hugh's shoulder for a long time, then took Hugh by the hand and tried to back into his lair with him for the rest of his winter nap.
There is a box for donations, but Hugh really doesn't want or expect any. He spends $135/month of his own money to feed Henry.
[John Miller, 08/31/2005]Henry the Bear:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Directions:
- Take US 26 to Mitchell, then turn south onto Main St. Henry is in a cage on the north side of Main, at the Little Pine Truck Stop, which is the town's only gas station.
- Hours:
- No longer at the gas station.
- Status:
- Closed
This Paul Bunyan Statue, 35 feet tall, was erected in 1959 to greet visitors to the Oregon Centennial Exposition. He stands at the fork of a busy street in the Kenton neighborhood, a rare semi-urban Bunyan, adjacent to the Dancing Bare Gentlemens Club.
He is reported to be maintained these days by the Kenton Neighborhood Association and some local Boy Scouts.
[Roadsideamerica.com Team, 06/16/2002]31-Foot-Tall Paul Bunyan:- Address:
- 8436 N. Denver Ave., Portland, OR
- Directions:
- North edge of the city. I-5 exit 306. Stay to the left onto Interstate Ave., drive south one mile. On the right. Turn right onto Denver Ave. just before statue and park on street. Kenton/Denver TriMet Yellow Line stops in front.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Grants Pass, Oregon - Muffler Man
A second muffler man exists in the area -- a Bunyan at the Cedarwood Saloon, Grants Pass. Reported seen in the LA Times, various newspapers and TV shows, after his head blew off in a wind storm.
[03/05/1999] - Elsie, Oregon - Paul Bunyan Sign
A 2-D lumberjack advertises a local roadhouse restaurant.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Oney's Roadhouse
- Address:
- US Hwy 26, Elsie, OR
- Directions:
- Oney's Roadhouse. On the south side of US 26 near milepost 20, just west of Red Bluff Rd.
- Hours:
- Sept. 2020: Closed. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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February 2009: Paul has just been added to the National Register of Historic Places as a "well-crafted example of roadside architecture."