Lumberjack Stack Old-Fashioned Oat Pancake Mix

Paul Bunyan's story was first written down by a journalist, James MacGillivray. However, this character was popularized by freelance writer and adman William Laughead when he created an advertising campaign for a logging company using Paul Bunyan stories. Soon, this character's myth and tales spread far and wide around the U.S. and Canada, and he began to feature in many other promotional campaigns for products, services, and cities. Even today, many U.S. cities in the north-central side claim the title of being Paul Bunyan's official home. Unlike most other folklore heroes, Paul Bunyan has an origin story. As the story goes, five storks were needed to carry this large newborn. As he became older, when he clapped his hands and laughed, windows shook and shattered. Another tale has him sawing the wooden legs off of his parents' bed in the middle of the night — when he was only seven months old! Over the years, many theories about who Paul Bunyan is based on have been thought up and rejected. Some believe Bunyan was based on a French-Canadian logger named Fabian 'Joe' Fournier, who moved to Michigan after the American Civil War. He was strongly built with giant hands and was above six feet in height. Some time during this period, stories about Fournier merged with tales about a French-Canadian war hero named Bon Jean, and many believe Bunyan's name comes from 'Bon Jean'. Paul has appeared in over 1,000 published books, several plays, and an opera! Here's Bemidji, Minnesota's Paul with Babe around 1939, after Babe finished its national tour. We've perfected our pancake recipes as a tribute to these two iconic folk heroes. Each bag is hand mixed to perfection and might just be the thickest pancake you've ever had!