Babe the Blue Ox's Letterbox LbNA #77450
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Add Location| Owner: | Troutstamp
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| Plant date: | Jun 21, 2025 |
| Location: | 12022 US-23, |
| City: | Ossineke |
| County: | Alpena |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Jun 21, 2025 |
Babe The Blue Ox’s Letterbox
This is an easy find letter box in northern Michigan on US 23.
According to americanfolklore.net, Babe the Blue Ox was raised by Paul Bunyan who found him, one winter when it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before.
Paul Bunyan went out walking in the woods one day during that Winter of the Blue Snow. He was knee-deep in blue snow when he heard a funny sound between a bleat and a snort. Looking down, he saw a teeny-tiny baby blue ox jest a hopping about in the snow and snorting with rage on account of he was too short to see over the drifts.
Paul Bunyan laughed when he saw the spunky little critter and took the little blue mite home with him. He warmed the little ox up by the fire and the little fellow fluffed up and dried out, but he remained as blue as the snow that had stained him in the first place. So Paul named him Babe the Blue Ox. Well, any creature raised in Paul Bunyan’s camp tended to grow to massive proportions, and Babe was no exception.
You can find Babe’s Letterbox in Ossineke, Michigan on US 23, north of Harrisvlle and south of Alpena. Babe stands with Paul Bunyan at a small roadside park. Park at the sign that say parking and take in the sight of Paul and Babe.
In the woods behind Babe and Paul is a network of trails. Find the trail that starts in the parking area, by the parking sign. Walk about fifty steps along the trail and you will see where three trails converge. In front of you are three large trees standing in a row on a small hill. On the right is a Black Pine, in the Middle is a Red Pine and on the left is an Oak. Look at the base of the Oak and you will find small opening. There you will find Babe’s Letterbox placed by Troutstamp, June 2025.
Please carefully reseal and return the box to its location.
This is an easy find letter box in northern Michigan on US 23.
According to americanfolklore.net, Babe the Blue Ox was raised by Paul Bunyan who found him, one winter when it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before.
Paul Bunyan went out walking in the woods one day during that Winter of the Blue Snow. He was knee-deep in blue snow when he heard a funny sound between a bleat and a snort. Looking down, he saw a teeny-tiny baby blue ox jest a hopping about in the snow and snorting with rage on account of he was too short to see over the drifts.
Paul Bunyan laughed when he saw the spunky little critter and took the little blue mite home with him. He warmed the little ox up by the fire and the little fellow fluffed up and dried out, but he remained as blue as the snow that had stained him in the first place. So Paul named him Babe the Blue Ox. Well, any creature raised in Paul Bunyan’s camp tended to grow to massive proportions, and Babe was no exception.
You can find Babe’s Letterbox in Ossineke, Michigan on US 23, north of Harrisvlle and south of Alpena. Babe stands with Paul Bunyan at a small roadside park. Park at the sign that say parking and take in the sight of Paul and Babe.
In the woods behind Babe and Paul is a network of trails. Find the trail that starts in the parking area, by the parking sign. Walk about fifty steps along the trail and you will see where three trails converge. In front of you are three large trees standing in a row on a small hill. On the right is a Black Pine, in the Middle is a Red Pine and on the left is an Oak. Look at the base of the Oak and you will find small opening. There you will find Babe’s Letterbox placed by Troutstamp, June 2025.
Please carefully reseal and return the box to its location.