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Paul Bunyan Land: If you spent your childhood in Minnesota, chances are you’ve been to at least some of its amusement parks. Valley Fair is the largest and most modern, with its high-flying towers and lightning-fast roller coasters. But there are some other, more low-key amusement park destinations that have stood the test of time for far longer. One favorite, which has been delighting generations of Minnesotans since 1950, is Paul Bunyan Land. This northern Minnesota attraction, themed after Minnesota’s favorite tall-tale hero, is a nostalgic spot that takes older generations back in time and provides newer generations with old-timey thrills. Read on below to learn about this Minnesota landmark!
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Paul Bunyan Land is an amusement park in Brainerd, Minnesota. It covers 180 acres, making it one of the largest parks of its kind in northern Minnesota. Many guests travel from miles around to visit.
The park first opened as Paul Bunyan Center in 1950. Its original location was in Baxter, Minnesota. In 2003, the park found new owners and was moved to Brainerd.
Despite the new ownership, many features of the old park remain the same. The most famous is the iconic Paul Bunyan that greets visitors by name as they approach. Generations of Minnesotans share this childhood memory!
After your friendly welcome, other Paul Bunyan-themed attractions await. There are many fun props to climb over and take photos with. Kids will love these whimsical, oversized items!
Some attractions add even more nostalgia to your visit. The Pioneer Village shows off what like was like during the pioneer days. Visitors can check out a post office, schoolhouse, church, saloon, and more!
Modern additions include several giant dinosaur statues! Dinosaur-loving kids will adore the chance to come face to face with a triceratops or any of the other species on display here.
Aside from rides, nostalgic displays, and dinosaurs, there’s also a petting zoo on the Paul Bunyan Land grounds! This place truly has it all. It’s been around for generations, and it will likely keep going. It’s full of fun and nostalgia, and it’s sure to bring great memories to youngsters who visit today!
Have you ever been to Paul Bunyan Land? What’s your favorite memory of visiting? For more information about the park, check out their website and Facebook page. And if you’re curious about another Minnesota theme park from yesteryear, check out our past article about the former Excelsior Amusement Park.
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Uffda Minnesota: I am a Minnesota landscape and nature photographer and artist. UFFDA MN celebrates my MN inspired & themed art work. If you like any of my Paul & Babe cartoons, I am offering them as 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 prints. These make the perfect gift for any Minnesotan! Visit: Superiorphotographs
My name is John Caughlan and I am the owner of Superior Photographs. Growing up in northern Minnesota I developed a deep appreciation and love for the outdoors. Then I discovered Minnesota’s North Shore, or should I say it discovered me. I started to backpack, and fueled with curiosity and my need to explore, photography became my creative outlet.
In order to capture that perfect image I fully immerse myself into my surroundings. This means braving blizzards, enduring floods, and camping in sub-zero temperatures. I continually challenge myself and my art. I am also humbled by my heightened awareness of the sobering reality that I am capturing more than just images with my simple camera, but I am capturing a small glimpse of the Creator as revealed through His creation.
Job 37:5-7, “God thunders wonderfully with His voice, He does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’ likewise to the light rain, also to the downpour. He brings all human activity to a stop, so that everyone He has made can know it.”
Photography has given me the opportunity to “stop” and “know it.” I hope my images reveal the character of the Infinite. All of the images on my website are available for purchase.
