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Manistique, Michigan: Paul Bunyan Statue

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Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce

Address:
1000 West Lakeshore Drive, Manistique, MI
Directions:
Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce. On the north side of US Hwy 2, on the west side of town.
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Paul Bunyan Statue

A Paul Bunyan statue welcomes visitors to a historic lumber town, the "Home of Paul Bunyan." Maybe 15 feet tall. Built in the 1990s.

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Masked Bunyan, 2020.

Paul Bunyan Statue

In 2020, a mask was added to the statue to keep all Yoopers safe from Paul's Bunyan-size germs.

[Jim McNally, 01/02/2021]

Paul Bunyan.

Paul Bunyan Statue

Paul now has a new sign beside him stating: "Manistique, MI. Home of Paul Bunyan."

[Ducks5921, 09/28/2018]

Bunyan statue.

Paul Bunyan

I've passed this "Paul Bunyan" figure several times traveling through northern Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The last time I saw him was July 2012. He seems like some kind of hybrid or imitator of the Muffler Men Bunyan variety; his hands are in the standard position but his beard and hair are fuller and overall he's more detailed and realistic than the standard M-Man.

He stands in front of the Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce in downtown Manistique along Highway 2, the main (i.e., only) road traversing the UP logging country along the northern shore of Lake Michigan.

[Dick Williams, 04/20/2013]

We include this style of lumberjack in our Bunyan Muffler Man tracking -- technically not originating from the same molds or manufacturer, but has enough characteristics.

Manistique Bunyan.

Paul Bunyan

This Paul Bunyan has been looking out over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a long time.

[Lee Ann Messimer, 05/26/2001]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Pull-it-Yourself RaftPull-it-Yourself Raft, Manistique, MI - 7 mi.
Yooper and His CowYooper and His Cow, Gulliver, MI - 9 mi.
Benny the Beard-Fishing TrollBenny the Beard-Fishing Troll, Germfask, MI - 26 mi.
In the region:
Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Rapid River, MI - 39 mi.

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