Was Paul Bunyan actually real?

Now, the giant blue ox named Babe I can get behind.
But that guy is totally made up and apparently skips arm and leg day. I mean how would he have done all that work to the northern midwest without a giant shovel or axe.
Which we all know doesn't or could not exist. Would need a giant forge of some kind and a large supply of iron ore. Which yeah I guess they could have some of that laying around.

Like at this place me and the fam checked out one summer. Yeah pretty darn empty. Good Luck getting anything outta that one dere. Any who, I yammered long enough and the longer I keep going, the more midwestern I sound. Ooooo it's nice outside. 😉