FtV - Return to Paul Bunyan’s Controversial Birthplace

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 10 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger revisit Bangor, Maine, in search of the birthplace of folk hero Paul Bunyan--America’s most famous lumberjack. Many say he hails from the Great Lakes region, but Bangor stakes their own claim. We learn Bunyan’s backstory, his influence, rise to fame, and we pick apart this legendary bit of American folklore. This first aired February 8, 2018.

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0:00.0	Welcome legendary listeners.
0:01.6	Thanks for tuning in to From The Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes.
0:06.0	Look for a new episode every week.
0:07.7	Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England legends.com?
0:11.5	You bet.
0:12.1	But you won't get the added bonus of an after the legend segment featuring new commentary
0:17.5	about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray.
0:20.8	So let's open up the New England Legends vault and revisit another legendary episode. and
0:23.4	So let's open up the New England Legends vault and revisit another legendary episode.
0:28.1	Welcome to the vault. Hi Jeff.
0:30.2	Hey Ray welcome back to the vault.
0:32.2	Good to be looking at folk hero legends yeah we have
0:36.2	plenty here in new England absolutely I'm glad that we kind of own this one yes sort of
0:41.0	well we I think we sort of hijacked him because other parts of the country would claim they own him as well, but this is our version. It's first aired February 8th, 2018, episode 25. Enjoy. Hey Ray what's you up to?
1:03.0	Jeff, I'm clearing out a few trees here with my trusty axe.
1:06.4	I never took you as a lumberjack kind of guy.
1:08.7	I can be pretty handy with an axe, as you can see.
1:11.1	Yeah, clearly in this man versus nature story you won and that tree lost.
1:15.0	Did that tree land on your shed?
1:19.0	Damn it!
1:20.0	Ray, if you put your axe down for a minute, I'd like to tell you about the most famous lumberjack in America and some say he hails from Maine.
1:28.0	His name is Paul Bunyan.
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