ALPENA — A new national survey says Michigan’s beloved Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statue in Alpena is one of America’s ugliest public art pieces.
Rivers Art asked 2,000 Americans to name the least-liked monuments in the country — and somehow, our cheerful lumberjack and his blue ox landed at number 33.
Yes, right between a giant pink elephant in Kentucky and a 17-foot metal spider in Utah.
So while others may wrinkle their noses, Michigan will proudly stand by our oversized heroes — even if the rest of the country doesn’t have the good taste to appreciate them.