Today is Paul Bunyan day - Share with your kids or grandkids June 27

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I don't think our children; who go to public schools in the US, learn about all the wonderful things we did when we went to school. So today, we are going to the library, and I am going to get a book about Paul Bunyan, to my daughters and I can read it together. Paul Bunyan Day is a giant of a day. Paul Bunyan was a gigantic lumberjack of American Folklore. According out folklore, Paul Bunyan and his blue ox "Babe" lived and travelled around country. He is best known for his logging feats. Paul Bunyan is "credited" with many deeds. Among his more legendary feats: He created logging in the U.S. He scooped out the great lakes to water Babe, his ox. He cleared the entire states of North and South Dakota for farming. He trained ants to do logging work. They were, of course, Carpenter Ants. Babe's large footprints created Minnesota's 10,000 lakes. Celebrate Paul Bunyan Day in a giant way. Learn more about Paul and his tales. Spread the tales around. They are best told by word of mouth around a campfire. Here's a little history: French Canadians were believed to have originated Paul Bunyan during the Papineau rebellion of 1837. While he may have been created in Canada, Paul Bunyan quickly became a huge American legend. Many of the tales of Paul Bunyan originated in lumberjack industry and logging communities. Like all good folklore, it was passed from generation to generation by word of mouth. Over campfires, his legend grew, and tales were created. Written tales emerged in the early 1900's.