Stories about Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack with his blue ox, Babe, have been around since the 1830s. Today is his day!
The legend of Paul Bunyan may have actually originated in Canada – in fact, “Bonyenne” is a colloquial French-Canadian expression of astonishment the approximate equivalent of “good grief” or “my goodness” – but he was quickly adopted into American folklore, where tales of his prowess continued to grow. His stories were not written down until nearly a century after they began circulating, starting in 1910 by U.S. journalist James MacGillivray.
Flapjack Festival ’80 by Touristfort
Hug A Logger by theloggerswife
Ox Blue T-shirt by whatsyoursign
Lumberjacks Public Skate T-Shirt by ljpublicskate
Will Climb Fir Food (wht) by boyersmile
Don’t Worry..I Hugged it First! by worsttaste
See more Paul Bunyan shirts. Remember if you click on any t-shirt, you can choose the style, color, and size you want, for infants to adults – or choose this design on lots of other gift items too!
I’ll see you in a funny t-shirt!
QUICK LINKS:
History of Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan stories and legends
Disney’s American Legends (1958) on DVD
(Stories of Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, The Brave Engineer)
Paul Bunyan 20th Anniversary Edition (A Reading Rainbow Book)
by Steven Kellogg
LOL Teez 
Paul Bunyan Day! yippee! I love the “Don’t worry, I hugged it first!” shirt!
Happy day to Paul Bunyan fans! Interesting origin of the word “Bunyan.” I had never heard that. I loved Paul Bunyan stories when I was a kid – and love them even now!
Joan, that one made me laugh out loud too!
Susan, I just learned that this morning! I love little tidbits like that.