Paul-Pat on the Shoulder to John and Mary Plein

If a picture is still worth a thousand words, then there just aren’t enough Paul Bunyan words to capture the value of the pictures, graphic design and even content development on so many projects attributed over the past dozen-plus years to the electronic magic of Mary and John Plein (JM Plein Consulting) of Ideal Corners.

Paul Bunyan-Sized Thanks to

Pequot Lakes American Legion Auxiliary and Narveson Management for their sponsorships of trail map panels at Veterans Walking Trail and Chiarella FMA Trail.

Matt Balmer of Lands End Development in Crosslake for six log shelves used in the Paul Bunyan exhibit at the Crosslake Corp Building multi-purpose room.

Paul Bunyan-Sized Thanks to

Kristi Kraemer, Wayne Chamberlain, Ray Nelson and Rod Nelson for kicking off the development of a Byway and Corps exhibit room at the Crosslake Corps Bldg’s Multi-purpose Room.

Steve and Jo Blanich, Deerwood, for their year-long review of the area’s birds for the upcoming reprint of the PBSBA’s Birds of the Byway brochure.

Paul Bunyan-Sized Thanks to

Roger LaPointe for organizing the event at AmericInn of Pequot Lakes on May 18, 2006 to celebrate the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway’s national designation. Thanks also to the vendors, sponsors and volunteers who made this event possible.

Duane Blanck, Crow Wing County Engineer, for his guidance during the site selection and readiness portion of the Interpretive Panels project this summer.

Paul Bunyan-Sized Thanks to:

Tom Ottoson for continuing to create beautiful original oils of the Scenic Byway as fund-raisers for the Byway Association. He has recently completed the second series intitled, 'Seasons of the Byway'. To arrange a private viewing, contact the Byway by email or call the PBSBA secretary at 218-692-1205 and ask for Carol.