Why does Michigan love Paul Bunyan so much?

Mlive columnist Brad Flory explores our particular fascination with the myth of Paul Bunyan.

Excerpt: If scientists from outer space arrive to study the culture of Michigan, they may conclude we worship huge men with axes.

Driving through the Upper Peninsula city of Manistique, I noticed the towering statue of Paul Bunyan, who in that town holds his ax in both hands as if blocking the escape of bank robbers.

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Source: Mlive.com