点评:Who doesn't want to take five minutes out of their day like we did to see a 31-foot-tall steel-framed fiberglass statue of American folk hero Paul Bunyan?! This Bangor statue was built for the city's 125th anniversary celebration and unveiled on Feb. 12th, 1959. It is one of the largest Paul Bunyan statues in the world, and the most lifelike. It was also built to withstand 140 mph winds, which is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane. The base contains a sealed time capsule that is to be opened on the city's 250th anniversary, Feb. 12th, 2084.
Besides this statue in Bangor, some other worthwhile ones to check out around the United States are: 1) the oldest Paul Bunyan statue (1937) with his trusty sidekick, Babe the Blue Ox, in Bemidji, MN; 2) a kneeling Paul Bunyan statue in Akeley, MN; 3) the Paul Bunyan and Babe statues that welcome guests at the Trees of Mystery attraction in Klamath, CA; and 4) another 31-foot-tall Paul Bunyan statue in Portland, OR that was also built in 1959 like the one in Bangor.
If we can go back to Minnesota, they also have a Lucette Statue, or Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart, which is in Hackensack, MN. Starting at Bemidji, MN, by seeing the oldest Paul Bunyan statue, you can then travel south through Paul Bunyan State Forest to get to the kneeling Paul Bunyan statue in Akeley, MN. Afterwards, it's just a short drive to the Lucette statue. Once done, head to the Brainerd Welcome Center for a 12-foot statue, followed by another statue at Paul Bunyan Land in Brainerd, MN, and you've got a whole day of roadside Paul Bunyan fun.
翻译:谁不想像我们一样,抽出五分钟时间,去看看这座 31 英尺高的美国民间英雄保罗·班扬钢架玻璃纤维雕像呢?!这座班戈雕像是为庆祝该市建市 125 周年而建造的,于 1959 年 2 月 12 日揭幕。它是世界上最大的保罗·班扬雕像之一,也是最逼真的雕像。它还能抵御 140 英里/小时的强风,相当于四级飓风。底座包含一个密封的时间胶囊,将于 2084 年 2 月 12 日,即该市建市 250 周年时打开。
除了班戈的这座雕像,美国其他一些值得一看的雕像包括:1) 明尼苏达州贝米吉市最古老的保罗·班扬雕像(1937 年),以及他忠实的伙伴蓝牛宝贝;2) 明尼苏达州阿克利市的保罗·班扬跪姿雕像; 3) 位于加州克拉马斯市神秘树景点的保罗·班扬和宝贝雕像,欢迎游客的到来;4) 位于俄勒冈州波特兰市的另一座 31 英尺高的保罗·班扬雕像,与班戈的雕像一样,也是 1959 年建造的。
如果我们可以回到明尼苏达州,他们还有一座露西特雕像,或者说保罗·班扬的爱人,位于明尼苏达州哈肯萨克。从明尼苏达州贝米吉出发,参观最古老的保罗·班扬雕像,然后向南穿过保罗·班扬州立森林,到达明尼苏达州阿克利的保罗·班扬下跪雕像。之后,只需很短的车程即可到达露西特雕像。完成后,前往布雷纳德游客中心参观一座 12 英尺高的雕像,然后前往明尼苏达州布雷纳德的保罗·班扬乐园参观另一座雕像,这样您就可以在路边享受一整天的保罗·班扬乐趣了。