,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,johnson submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,,resolution       
,urging the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to recognize the cultural significance  
of ,rib ,mountain by adding it to the   
,national ,register of ,historic        
,places4  ,whereas ,paul ,bunyan is a   
larger-than-life folk hero who embodies 
the frontier spirit1 might1 the         
willingness to work hard1 and the       
resolve to overcome all obstacles2      
,whereas reliable documentation         
establishes that the earliest story     
about ,paul ,bunyan was told north of   
,tomahawk1 ,wisconsin2 ,whereas this    
evidence suggests that ,wisconsin's     
claim that it is the birthplace of ,paul
 ,bunyan is superior to claims from     
other ,states2 ,whereas ,paul ,bunyan   
has been the subject of countless       

literary compositions1 musical pieces1  
commercial works1 and theatrical        
productions2 ,whereas local legend      
states that the ribs in ,rib ,mountain1 
,wisconsin1 denote that the mountain is 
the burial site of ,paul ,bunyan2       
,whereas ,rib ,mountain is nearly #d    
miles long and peaks at #a1ibd feet     
above sea level and #fgj feet above the 
local terrain1 making it the highest    
natural feature in ,north ,central      
,wisconsin and one of the highest points
 in the entire ,state of ,wisconsin2    
,whereas ,rib ,mountain is home to the  
,granite ,peak ,ski ,area1 one of the   
first ski areas in ,north ,america1     
where thousands of visitors come        
annually to ski or snowboard2 ,whereas  
,rib ,mountain ,state ,park1 situated on
 ,rib ,mountain1 is over #a1ejj acres   
and boasts a well-maintained network of 
hiking and nature trails with           
breathtaking views2 and ,whereas ,rib   
,mountain ,state ,park attracts visitors
 from the local community as well as    

from across the ,state and the country3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 affirms the importance of
 ,rib ,mountain to the culture and      
economy of ,wisconsin2  7#b7 recognizes 
the legend of ,paul ,bunyan as the      
embodiment of the frontier spirit2 and  
7#c7 requests that the ,secretary of the
 ,interior recognize the legendary      
burial site of ,paul ,bunyan by adding  
,rib ,mountain to the ,national         
,register of ,historic ,places4