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Wisconsin

Choose a story below or click on State Folktales to choose a folktale from another state.

  • Paul Bunyan and the Log Jam
    The larger-than-life lumberjack breaks up a log jam with the help of Babe the Blue Ox.

  • One Short
    A Mississippi riverboat captain announces his ship is sinking and then asks for a volunteer.

  • The Yellow Ribbon
    Jane always wears a yellow ribbon around her neck and Johnny really wants to know why.

  • Round River Drive
    Paul Bunyan tries to send his logs down the river only to find out it's round.


You can read more Wisconsin folklore and ghost stories in Spooky Wisconsin by S.E. Schlosser.

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