Old steel campfire rings may not elicit a lot of excitement from most people, but the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association was enthusiastic when they learned about a pile of them that were available for recycling.

Community economics analysts Brigid Tuck and David Nelson from the University of Minnesota’s Tourism Center and University’s Extension Center for Community Vitality, spoke to the Crow Wing County Committee of the Whole

The Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway logo was chosen to be the featured byway logo on the new ‘More to Explore’ TV spots created by Explore Minnesota Tourism.  The Paul Bunyan logo, sporting a close-up of an axe-carrying Paul alongside his trusty sidekick, Babe, the Blue Ox, was selected from among twenty two other Minnesota byway logos.

On Tuesday, March 15, the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association (PBSBA) was invited to speak to the Crow Wing County Committee of the Whole to share the results from two years of studies and surveys aimed at providing research-grounded information detailing the impact of the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway on quality of life and the economy within the Byway area.

Byway Visitor and Resident research along the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway last spring and summer has some exciting early results.

Around 60 members and friends of the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association attended the annual meeting and dinner held at the Marina II restaurant at the Breezy Point Resort Wednesday, November 10.

Exhibits were on display during the event, and baskets filled with items donated from members were raffled at the end of the evening. Most members were dressed in Paul Bunyan attire, which added to the evening enjoyment. Wayne Chamberlain was honored as “member of the year.” He accepted the plaque and said his reason for volunteering is that he “does it for the kids.”

Have you heard about the life vest that’s being designed to be so big it’ll actually fit Paul Bunyan?  There’s a way to find out more about it.

In one way or another, most of us do it every day.  We support what we enjoy. 

The Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association adopted that slogan a couple years ago as a way of reminding all of us that many of the things we enjoy are resources of and along the fifty four mile nationally designated Byway.