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Paul Bunyan Muffler Man

Cheshire, Connecticut

A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here. 

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Paul Bunyan is very much a local landmark. Calvin the Courageous (Atlas Obscura User)
Paul Bunyan is very much a local landmark. Calvin the Courageous (Atlas Obscura User)
Meet your local Muffler Man. Calvin the Courageous (Atlas Obscura User)
Paul Bunyan's axe was eventually replaced with an American flag. Calvin the Courageous (Atlas Obscura User)
The people of Cheshire are quite attached to this tall tale. Calvin the Courageous (Atlas Obscura User)
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If you keep an eye out as you pass The House of Doors in Cheshire, Connecticut, you’ll spy a strapping, square-jawed depiction of Paul Bunyan looming incongruously over the landscape. This 26-foot-tall Muffler Man was erected to stand guard in front of a lumber business in the 1980s.

In 2019, Paul Bunyan was temporarily removed for a minor refurbishment, then returned. His axe was replaced with an American flag due to a violation of town codes regarding its height, despite the lack of regulations on flagpole height.

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There's plenty of parking from which to check out the statue.

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