Love the waterfront area. Miss all the old rides. Been coming here when I can all my 56 years.

Handicap accessible playground, pavilion, walking paths, docks, A fountain and of course the famous Paul and Babe statue. Several events are held here each year including art in the park and the dragon boat festival. Live music events can be found during the summer, sometimes including a beer tent. The city info center is in the midst of it all making it a hub for tourists and locals alike.

Cant miss photo opportunity when in Bemidji, especially during Christmas. The park and statues are right on Lake Bemidji and includes a nice playground!

Great place to stop for pictures (and playground) while walking along the shoreline of Lake Bemidji. Great shops and ice cream across the street too. Love this town and its ambience.

Love to see the statues when ever I get home for a visit. This is me and my older brother Robin about 1966. My Great Uncle Earl was the model for Paul Bunyan.

Fun stop. Pretty lake. Cool Canadian geese.

Not much to say, but definitely worth a stop to punch your card if youre looking for a distinctive photo opportunity

All good over there. Clean and people were out and about. Just not happy with the people walking around unmasked, while kids played in the park area. Figures...not worried about the kids. Im a wear a mask person. Protecting others and trting to protect myself because COVID is real. Back to Paul & Babe...always a great place to visit...nice photos!!!

Always a good place to visit around Christmas time. The city does a great job with the lights and tree.

Very beautiful park in the summer and winter especially with the Christmas lights

A fun quick stop! Love the movie Fargo so doing this made our trip cool

Nice park next to a beautiful Lake. The young kids were having fun at the play ground.

Wonderful area, wonderful memories of visiting relatives there. Paul Bunyon and Babe the blue ox were huge when I was a kid back in the 50s but even now I had to stretch up to grab his hand on 7/3/2020 ! Im 63 and will be 70 in a few days. Guess what? Both Paul and Babe are still huge!! A must see especially for the kids. A beautiful area youll want to return to!

Really nice park. Our little one had a blast

Nice park. Plenty of parking and a walking/bike path. Bathrooms and playground too. Nice area close to downtown.

Beautiful park for kids and families. Nice playground. Great scenery.

First time going here. Very fun place to take the family. Lots of stuff to do. Big playground. Photo ops. Picnic by the lake. Right in town so there are lots of places to eat nearby. Bike trail runs through there and along the lake. Bathrooms available. Highly recommend and will definitely be back when in the area again.

What a great park for the grandkids . Kid friendly for sure . Went to get pictures with Paul & Babe and spent two hours as the grandkids were having a ball

Easy to find and lovely setup all around!

The Visitor Center was closed because of Covid-19, but it was good to see Babe had been nicely repainted

Great photo opp right on the lake! Fresh paint on Babe so they sure do great upkeep on it! Very fun area and the best ice cream is right across the block on the end.•♡•@hannahonthefly on Instagram

Im honored that they have a statue of me in Bemidji! Beautiful area and great playground nearby!

Its a very nice little park and, since the statues have been there since 1937 and no travelling bands of idiots have torn them down, I enjoyed seeing them.

Paul bunion and the blue ox are icon american herosthey sure can log some trees !!

A fun little stop. We enjoyed a picnic with a view.

Awesome piece of Minnesota history. Good info on the side to read about how the statues were made.

Nice place to go and visit and relax. Beautiful playground for the kids and picnic tables. The only downside is they dont have bathroom. Some you really need on a park.

Nostalgia galore. Always need a photo with Paul Bunyan and babe the big blue ox. Fun shopping near by too.

I love Paul and Babe. These statues have been an attraction at the Bemidji waterfront as long as I can remember. There are picnic tables and other amenities to make your visit a very pleasant experience.

Nice park with a walking trail and a playground for the kids.

Classic photo opportunity right next to Lake Bemidji! Paul is a hefty 2.5 tons. Both were built in 1937 but Babe did some touring before joining her BFF in a permanent way in 1939.

It has a great playground for the kids and wonderful shopping downtown.

Its a lovely spot, but man does it need some umbrellas lol. Also, made***

The park is pretty. We watched the fireworks show there! Nice show!

Listen to Paul Bunyan stories on YouTube while youre there. Makes it more fun.

Good place for kids. Has a great park for kids to enjoy.

I love having Paul and babe there .This is aft and history. My hometown k think would be lost if it was gone.

Not the same statue as the one from St. Ignace where Im from, but still fun and by a park and a lake makes it really accessable.

There is also dining and shopping all within walking distance of the park and a visitor center right in the park which has it all from an all inclusive playground..Fishing ...swimming...picnicking...boat docking...etc.

Great place to stop at by yourself, with friends and or family! Plenty of parking! Bathrooms! Playground! Lake! Paved walking trail! Picnic tables! Check it out!!

My kids love the area, my only issue is I wish they have someone spraying the playground down with some sanitizer of some sort.

Stopped to enjoy some music by a white guy and a Mexican provided by planned parenthood

It is a great place to take ur family and enjoy the lake vew and the park

Ive been visiting Paul & Babe since I was 5. Although there arent the rides and paddle boat-being on the lakeshore is connecting with the history and nature of the area. Just 30 minutes to Itasca Park and the beginning of the Mississippi River.

Very clean park. Paul did need a little dusting though. Very nice

Huge statue and great place for a stop and walk.

Finally, a place that displays what we all have dared to dream. Paul Bunyan and Babe. The dreams legends are made of. Like the huge pencil to sign the huge guest book.

Great place to bring kids of all ages.

Bemidji is a great tourist town. Great downtown area with numerous varieties of shops, cafes and pubs

Its kitschy but fun. If you travel through Bemidji it is a local right of passage to get the obligatory picture.

Cool place for kids

We live in Maine where we have a Paul Bunyan statue so I had to come check out the competition! If you cant make it to the one in Maine this is a fine substitute (ours is better though!) Nice park beside the statues.

Great family fun! Wonderful place to see Minnesota history.

There is so much I like about the waterfront area, visitor center/signing the guest book was epic...

Fun to get a picture with the kids in the north woods.

Ive been going to Cass Lake MN for fishing and camping for over 15yrs. I always make a trip into Bemidji for Ice cream n popcorn at Big River Scoop, then walk across the street and visit Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox. We make a day out of it and visit a few more tourist attractions, if ur ever in Bemidji I advise stopping by

Beautiful as the pictures n lake view is unbelievable

Beautiful Lake and Park Area.Plenty of Tables

It was nice place to see but to many people with no masks.

Beautiful spot right on the lake to see a small bit of area items and learn a great deal of what is in the area. The people are friendly and the playground was great for the kids.

Old time hucksterism, great town, great scenery

Cold but fun

Pretty, 10/10 reccomened but it was hot and busy

What a trip down memory lane!!I faintly remember visiting as a youngster with my parents years ago.. and although the statues dont seem nearly as gigantic as they did then, they are still just as iconic.So nice to see them maintained so well and I love the addition of the metal sculptures nearby. Thank you, Bemidji!!

Umm its big?!? Not much to rate. Its a Minnesota required photo op.

A very cool piece of Minnesota history

Its been more than thirty years since I was here last. The park that now surrounds these statutes is extraordinary. Clean. Open. Beautiful scenery. And, they even have a visitors center with all the brochures youd ever want. The fireplace and its history are uniquely amazing. Gary was the employee on duty while we were there. He was personable, relaxed, informative, and helpful. Other than Paul and Babe, Gary was the other star.

Iconic, beautiful placement, great amenities.. just short of amazing.

Its A Beautiful Place To Visit!

Is as advertised, a fantastic roadside attraction. Not overly crowded in late December on a weekday.

Visited my best friends sister and her family in Bemidiji over one Christmas holiday in the mid 1970s. Stayed a few days, roamed about town and visited Paul & Babe. Wish I had photos. We were from Rockford, Illinois. One of the best vacations Ive ever had. Beautiful scenery, and Paul & Babe are awsome.

The statues were kind of cool but right down the road there were native American statues and I felt like Paul bunion and babe being the focal point for this city is a shame and white washes the history of lake Bemidji.

Very nice. Has been around for decades. The updates are so much nicer than what they originally planned. Thank you for all who spoke out against them and made it a clean nice area! It gives easy access to the bike trail following the waterfront and also easy access to downtown.

It was fun beautiful area!!!

Nice area by the water, perfect for a picnic.

Beautiful park and walkway by the lake.

This is exactly what is sounds like. If you’re a road trip junkie and love to visit the off the road attractions this is your catnip. If you’re a Minnesota enthusiast then you’ve likely already visited.No trip to Bemidji is complete without a photo in front of the best Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox!

The coolest part of bemidji, everybody has to stop and take pictures here. As far as I know these guys are what bemidji is known for. The park they are in os also really nice, there are great views of the lake, and even a playground.

This is an awesome place, I would recommend tourists to go here if you want to see what Minnesotans are about!

Fun park for kids!

Neat little stop off

Good times. Reminds me of our trip from my childhood.

Always good to see an icon. Playground for kids and nice parking lot.

Awesome place to visit with the family. I remember going here when I was a little kid so I love that I can bring my own kids now!

Been on my roadside bucket list since I moved to Minnesota last year! My visit did not disappoint! Check out the lake and visitors center too!

10/10 stunner. Crushed it.

Nice visitors center that helped with bike paths.

Love Paul and babe, being someone who has grown up in bemidji its something that I have so many memories with and learning the history of the statues is amazing too. 10/10 totally recommend checking it out atleast once. Even if you live in bemidji you can have a tourist moment and take a picture with Paul and babe.

A great area to meet up with friends and enjoy the beautiful lakeHere is a photo of some of our Pokemon go group!

It daughter goes to camp out there, and we cant wait to get to this park. So much fun to walk through and read all about the area.

Fun little park, playground and walk way, plus Paul and Babe the Blue Ox!

Always a great time in Bemidji! Everyone is always so nice!

Its a tourist trap... Thats it theres nothing much too it.

Not as good as people make it out to be. Fun to take pictures at

Well maintained small park nice view of the lake

Went to see with my grand daughter

Fun to talk about with the kids about the Legacy of Paul and Babe

Bemidji is my home town and we are known for our Paul and Babe statues! I think theyre a wonderful attraction that is a great focal point for our waterfront. One of the few gripes I have about the area surrounding the statues is that when the park was remodeled, they filled a massive area with grey cement slabs. I feel it really dulls the appeal of the statues and makes the area quite bland. I would love to see some brick or color added to the area. Perhaps a ground mural of some sort, or redo the area in brick patterns. It really detracts from the experience.

Growing up in Michigan, I had heard the tales of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, but assumed it was just a Michigan thing, so I was pleasantly surprised to see something that reminded me of home.

Very nice park and playground for families