Michigan and Michigan State have played each other 114 times. The winner of the game gets the Paul Bunyan Trophy, established in 1953. Michigan holds the all-time edge 72-38-5.

In Bangor, Maine, a framed birth certificate of Paul Bunyan hangs in the city clerk’s office. Born February 18, 1834—the same day as Bangor’s founding—the fictional lumberjack and his blue ...

“Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend,” by the cartoonist Noah Van Sciver, puts the spotlight on Laughead, who also wrote and illustrated the pamphlet.

Paul Bunyan's Axe is the trophy that goes to the winner of Wisconsin vs. Minnesota. An axe with a 6-foot-long handle, it was commissioned by the National W Club and brought into play in 1948.

The character Paul Bunyan emerged from oral history, as dramatized in the book. The story is set in 1914 Minnesota, where a train experiences a delay and stops in the woods.