Paul Bunyan Mall

Paul Bunyan Mall is a regional shopping mall in Bemidji, Minnesota. The mall's anchor stores are Hobby Lobby, Kohl's, CosmoProf, JCPenney, Up Thrift Shop, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Maurices, and rue21. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once [Dunham's Sports is now in the old Herberger's spot.]
Developed by Cleveland-based Developers Diversified, Inc. Twin Cities-based Rauenhorst Corp. (originally Rauenhorst Const. Co.) did design as well as served as general contractor on projects.
The mall is located off Paul Bunyan Drive in Bemidji just south of the "Ridgeway" development. It was first proposed in 1976 and opened in 1977 with JCPenney, Kmart and Bostwick's as its anchor stores.Bostwick's became Herberger's in the mid-1990s.
The Kmart store closed in 2012 and became a Hobby Lobby. Kohl's also opened in part of the former Kmart on September 30, 2016.
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Herberger's would be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Minnesota
Category:Shopping Malls
Category:Malls that opened in 1977
Category:JCPenney-anchored Malls
Category:Hobby Lobby-anchored Malls
Category:Kohl's-anchored Malls
Category:Joann Fabrics-anchored Malls
Category:Rue21 Locations
Category:Maurices Locations
Category:Up Thrift Shop Locations
Category:CosmoProf Locations
Category:Dunham's Sports-anchored Malls
Category:Regional malls