Paul Bunyan, blue oxen, bacon, and you
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Few icons are as representative of the American go-get-’em spirit as Paul Bunyan and his giant blue bovine, Babe. Even today, Bunyan’s image is associated with everything from pancake breakfasts to construction-supply companies, but up until recently, the true origin story of this badass lumberjack was still in some doubt. On Saturday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, Michael Edmonds will be on hand to set the record straight. (Hint: Bunyan has Wisconsin ties.) Edmonds is the author of Out Of The Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan—the definitive last word on all things Bunyan and Babe. These kind of revelations should never be heard on an empty stomach, so for $15 all attendees will also be served a “lumberjack brunch” of scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, bacon, sour cream hash browns, and fruit. Tickets can be purchased through the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Fatsometer: 10. Consider the fruit a garnish—you’ve got trees to fell.
