Whereas, The legend of Paul Bunyan was long passed on by word of mouth and first appeared in print on August 10, 1906, in the Oscoda Press in an article by James MacGillivray; and,

Whereas, The story of Paul Bunyan emerged again in expanded form on July 24, 1910, in the Detroit News; and,

Whereas, Neighboring towns Oscoda and AuSable planned a homecoming festival in the early 1900s to celebrate their origins in lumbering, and to recognize James MacGillivray for penning the exploits of a fictitious lumberjack by the name of Paul Bunyan; and,

Whereas; The story of Paul Bunyan, richly rooted in Michigan history and tradition, is now considered to be one of America’s greatest folk tales; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim August 10, 2006, as Paul Bunyan day in Michigan in honor of the 100^th anniversary of the Paul Bunyan story.