FORT BRAGG, CA., 9/2/25 — Paul Bunyan Days wrapped up over Labor Day weekend with the annual Paul Bunyan Parade through downtown Fort Bragg.

Monday’s parade featured local fire departments, their engines blaring to signal the start of the procession, along with a wide range of community participants, including youth cheer and sports teams, local organizations and floats celebrating Fort Bragg’s logging heritage and community spirit. In recent years, the event has also taken on a more political tone, drawing both pro-Trump supporters as well as participants protesting the Trump administration’s cuts affecting local healthcare, seniors and veterans.

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Mary Rose Kaczorowski is a freelance reporter and occasional correspondent for The Mendocino Voice. She originated from the East Coast, and has worked in the nonprofit sector and public policy space from...