Minnesota Football: Paul Bunyan’s Axe to Tour Minnesota in June

With the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team’s magical 37-15 win over Wisconsin in Madison last November, Minnesota got to take home the biggest prize of all. The Gophers are in possession of Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the first time since 2004, and they have not been shy about showing it off to Minnesota fans. The Axe has made multiple appearances on campus for fans to hold it and take pictures with it. Now it is time for those in outstate Minnesota to get their chance to touch one of the most famous rivalry trophies in all of college football.

The Axe will make nine different stops in greater Minnesota over the next two weeks. It will travel to all corners of the state and allow Minnesota fans of all ages to have their chance to hold it in their hands. If you can make it to one of these nine spots...it’s highly worth it.

Here is the schedule of the events:

Rochester: Tuesday June 4th, 4-7 PM

Soldiers Memorial Field Park (Soldiers Shelter) 244 Soldiers Field Drive SW, Rochester, MN, 55902

Red Wing: Thursday June 6th, 4-7 PM

Central Park, W. 4th ST., Red Wing, MN 55066

East Grand Forks: Friday June 7th, 4-7 PM

Restaurant Row, 415 2nd St NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721

Bemidji: Saturday June 8th, 10 AM-1PM

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox Statues, 300 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji, MN 56601

Brainerd: Saturday June 8th, 5-8PM

Brainerd Welcome Center, 7393 State Highway 371, Brainerd, MN 56401

Redwood Falls: Tuesday June 11th, 4-7 PM

Ramsey Park (Ramsey Falls), 99 E Oak St, Redwood Falls, MN 56283

Hutchinson: Thursday June 13th, 4-7 PM

Masonic/West River Park - Water Carnival (RiverSong Music Festival Stage) 1003 Les Kouba Pkwy NW, Hutchinson, MN 55350

Duluth: Tuesday June 18th, 4-7 PM

TBD

St. Cloud: Wednesday June 19th, 5-9 PM

SummerTime by George!, 1101 7th St S, St. Cloud, MN 56301

If you get your picture taken with the Axe, make sure to post it here so we can all enjoy it!