As we headed west Monday on U.S. Route 2, through miles of lakes and waterways, we drove through Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the birthplace and early home (now museum) of Judy Garland. Our lunch stop was in Bemidji, the “First City on the Mississippi”, located just a few miles from the river’s headwaters in Itasca State Park. Bemidji is a charming town on a lake of the same name, with a waterfront park that boasts an 18 foot statue of its “native son” Paul Bunyan, along with his blue ox “Babe”.
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the state that lays claim to the giant lumberjack is also the state that elected Jessie Ventura as its leader. Take away Mr. Bunyan’s beard and dark head of hair and we think the resemblance to the former wrestling champ and governor speaks for itself!
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