Paul's Playground Champion: Buy the Album "Northwoods Nights" by Rikk Roxx on Apple or Amazon Music. This does the most to help out. Fifty percent (50%) of the net digital revenue from your purchase goes directly to the project. Apple Music / iTunes allows you to gift the album as well!😀
Paul's Playground Advocate: Buy the Song "Akeley, MN" by Rikk Roxx (either version) on Apple or Amazon Music. This does the next best thing to help. One hundred percent (100%) of the net digital revenue from your purchase goes to the project.
Paul's Playground Supporter: Stream the Song "Akeley, MN" by Rikk Roxx on any major streaming platform. Add it to your favorites and or playlists. Share with friends. Fractions of a cent are earned with each individual stream, but each one adds up and one hundred percent (100%) of all streaming revenue goes directly to the playground project! (Not to mention most streaming services are free!)
Request the song "Akeley, MN" on your local radio stations, tell them about the playground project.
Comment on their social media posts and share this link: www.northwoodsnights.com/bandwagon
Write letters or send emails to your local media outlets that aren't covering this story encouraging them to do so.
Reach out to podcasters or other social influencers who may be willing to help spread the word.
Create your own social media posts to help spread the word.
See any related post in your feed someone else posted? Add a comment or 2 to their post and like and share. The more comments on a post, the more likely the algorithm will help to spread the word.😀
Create a 30 to 90 second (or longer)😀 video featuring yourself, friends or your band performing to "Akeley, MN" by Rikk Roxx. Facial reaction videos, air jamming, lip syncing, pretty much anything! Even just posing by the Paul Bunyan statue or in an any interesting environment with the song playing in the background or set as the audio.
Post your video to YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and / or Instagram, and in the description copy and post this text:
Help build a playground in Akeley, MN! Jump on the bandwagon and support the project at northwoodsnights.com/bandwagon (If you're on Tik Tok, Instagram or YouTube Shorts, just type that link in your browser, it takes 5 seconds!) #PlaygroundBandwagon
Tag 3 friends, bands or local businesses in your first comment challenging them to join in. (I challenge @band name, @friend name and @business name to jump on the bandwagon!)
If you would like your video featured on this page, send the link of your YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok video HERE with subject line: Bandwagon. Make sure your video/account is set to PUBLIC view. Feel free to tag me on Facebook as well!
Pro tip: HOW TO ADD THE SONG ON YOUR FAVORITE PLATFORM:
If you have the song playing loud enough in the background while filming, that will work just fine. Or if you're creating your own cover version of the song, by all means, let us hear it!! 😀🎵
Otherwise, the song is pre-loaded in official social media app libraries and can be added to your video quite easily.
FACEBOOK: Tap "+" for a Reel or "What's on your mind?" for a post, select the audio / music icon, search for "Rikk Roxx Akeley, MN", and add the track. NOTE: Facebook Reels will only play the audio for 90 seconds when added this way.
TikTok and Instagram: Search for "Rikk Roxx Akeley, MN", go to the audio tab, and select "Use this Sound" or "Use Audio".
YouTube Shorts: Tap "+" to create a Short, select "Add sound" at the top, and search for "Rikk Roxx Akeley, MN". NOTE: YouTube Shorts must be 1 minute or shorter to add music this way.
Please Note: By submitting a video for this campaign, you confirm you are over the age of 18 or have explicit parental permission to grant us the right to re-share your video on this site and for this campaign. You are responsible for ensuring no other minors appear in the background of their video without their explicit parental permission. The website host reserves the right to remove any shared video from this website at any time.
This Song by Jim Erickson Celebrated Akeley First!
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All content on this site is Copyright 2026 Rikk Roxx / Rural Rock Productions. Any images of the Worlds Largest Paul Bunyan statue in Akeley Minnesota appear on this site with permission as the copyright of that statue is owned by the family of creator Dean Krotzer. A heartfelt thank you to Tim Gack, Billy and Willy Krotzer, Dave Moore, the Akeley city council and mayor Brian Hitchcock, the Akeley Chamber of Commerce and everyone who helps the song Akeley, MN succeed in it's mission to fund a new playground to be located near the Paul Bunyan statue on Highway 34 in Akeley, MN.
