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Paul Bunyan Form Brings Coeur d’Alene Comfort

It’s said that the first statue to employ “contrapposto” (the Italian term for counter-pose) was Kritios Boy. That pale sculpture dates back to 480 BC or several decades before shakes, fries and fast food drive-ins. A more modern example of this ancient sculptural technique can be seen hovering over Coeur d’Alene today in the beloved form of Paul Bunyan, gyppo logger and well-known timberland clear-cutter. Ax in one hand, cheese burger in the other, Paul’s ever-present wink seems to say to weary travelers…“Pull into my Paul Bunyan Pak-Out at 602 Northwest Blvd. and eat yourself silly”/Doug Clark, Clarksville. More here.

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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