But not many can say they played the card game on a “Paul Bunyan”-size board.

The 12-foot, pine log cribbage board, handmade by the late Richard “Dick” Massicotte, has been restored by his son, Bob Massicotte and is now at its new home in East Kingsford.

In 1975, Dick built his first Paul Bunyan Cribbage Board, that gained notoriety for its listing in “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” The board was displayed in the yard at his home on West Hughitt Street in Iron Mountain, near the Pine Grove Country Club entrance.

The exposed wood began to deteriorate, so in 1991, at age 80, Dick rebuilt the giant board.

THIRD-GENERATION CRIBBAGE enthusiast Bob Massicotte of East Kingsford shows off some of his boards from his 170-plus collection. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)

Bob noted that the logs used came from the golf course. “The caretaker would call my dad and he would go help cut the trees down and clean them up,” he said. “He also had a friend that owned a sawmill and he would do the cutting that was necessary to make the boards — my dad drilled out the 124 peg holes.”

Dick handcrafted all the large wood pegs as well.

After his passing in 2005, the board sat in the garage on the west side. “For years, my sister (Aldea) asked me to do something with it,” Bob said.

Three years ago, he finally agreed and loaded it into his truck. He began the restoration process of resealing and painting. “I had to trim out the rough edges, as they were rotted,” Bob said, adding he also refurbished the original “Paul Bunyan Cribbage Board” sign.

After work on the board itself was complete and mounted to cement blocks, he constructed a roof to protect the wood board from elements.

“This took some time, but I hope this will make it last a little longer,” he said. “My dad would just wrap it tight for the winter time, but I felt the wood didn’t get enough air it needed.”

He also noted that years ago, his father did seek out the “Guinness Book of World Records,” but at that time was turned down because of the lack of competition.

“There are much larger ones around the world now,” he added.

He said his father played daily with his mother, Lillian. Over the years, Dick received three perfect hands and dealt four perfect hands.

“He just loved everything about the game of cribbage — playing, creating and collecting boards,” Bob said. “He also just loved to talk and the board made a great conversation piece.”

Bob has yet to have a perfect hand, which consists of four fives and a Jack. “I recently came close with a 28, but not that 29,” he said.

He and his wife, Lori, play daily but have yet to use the large board. “We are working on it,” he said.

Massicotte also inherited the Texas-size cards his parents used for the outdoor game.

He said his father got his interested in boardmaking, as well as collecting, from his own father, Amos Massicotte.

“My grandfather would build a few boards and bring them down to the local inn and sell then for $2 each,” Bob said, adding with a laugh, “He then would be able to drink nickel beers all day.”

The third-generation cribbage player is a member of the Cribbage Board Collectors Society, with about 170 in his collection. In addition to the many he inherited from his father, he has purchased and created some unique boards of his own.

“I made boards from old oak toilet seats from the Ferndale and Hulst Schools,” he said. “I even made ones from a bowling ball and used the other half to make a lamp.”

Some of the other material he has used to make pegging boards include deer antlers and stone.

Bob has passed on his enjoyment of the game to his own children: Robert of Calumet, Bill of Quinnesec, Brian of Kingsford and Kristi of Alabama.

“They all play, just not as much as me,” he said “The grandchildren aren’t hooked yet.”

Bob said his son, Bill, would love to have the large board in his yard some day.