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            • Logging Festival - 2017

              Logging Festival - 2017

              Event Sponsors

              Logging Festival Sponsor
              Community Members
              Mid-Michigan Professional Lumberjack Competition
              Beaver Tree Service, LLC
              DTE Energy Foundation
              Great Lakes Energy Cooperative
              Newaygo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
              Logging Experience Sponsor
              Fremont Area Community Foundation
              G-M Wood Products
              Indian River Tobacco Traders LLC
              Newaygo Marine
              River Stop Saloon LLC
              Wood Chopper Sponsor
              Rent Smart LLC
              Timberland Equipment
              Log Roll/Tote Bag Sponsor
              Community Home Health Care Services
              Gerber Federal Credit Union
              Integrity Tree Service
              HOT DOG EATING CONTEST SPONSOR
              Leppink's Food Centers
              Date and Time

              Friday Sep 1, 2017 Sunday Sep 3, 2017

              Chamber hosted Logging Festival Activities
              Brooks Park
              Downtown Newaygo

              Friday - Sunday All Day
              Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations

              Saturday 10 am - 11:30 am
              Mid-Michigan Amateur LumberJack Competition

              Saturday & Sunday -  Noon - 5pm
              Mid Michigan Professional Lumberjack Competition

              Saturday - Noon - 5
              2nd USLRA sanctioned Amateur Log Rolling Competition

              Sunday 1 pm
              Labor Day Parade - click here 

              Arts & Crafts Show and Member Showcase Hours
              Food Concessions -
              Two Hot Tamales, Shake It Up BBQ, PopCorn, HotDogs, Lemonade, Elephant Ears and much, much more!


              Friday, September 1
              11 am - 7 pm

              Saturday, September 2
              10 am - 5 pm
              Sunday, September 3
              10 am - 5  pm

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              Location

              Downtown Newaygo
              Brooks Park

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              28 State Rd. Newaygo MI 49337

              Fees/Admission

              Free for patrons & spectators 
               

              Contact Information

              Logging Festival Steering Committee or Denise Anderson at River Country Chamber of Commerce 231.652.3068
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              The 2017 Event Schedule has been updated; but be sure to watch our website for specials, additional activities and performances

              CELEBRATE LOGGING FESTIVAL
              Downtown Newaygo
              LABOR DAY WEEKEND
              September 1st - 3rd

              There is something for everyone at this years Logging Festival sponsored by: Elders Forest Products. Kids of all ages can enjoy chainsaw carvings, lumberjack demonstrations, arts & crafts vendors, the best BBQ and Tamales in Newaygo County, cotton candy, hot dogs and carnie fries!  Dont forget the expansive museum exhibit showcasing items from the logging boom on the local Muskegon River.
              ** If you never been... a little snipit from our 2016 WZZM live segment on the patio

              ARTS & CRAFT SHOW  - Friday through Sunday, see event details for exact hours. EXHIBITORS click here  for event details, online registration and printable forms!

              The Mid Michigan Professional Lumberjack Competition CLICK  HERE TO REGISTER ON LINE  boasts some of the very best Lumberjacks & Jill's in the Midwest!   NEW  this year the Mid-Michigan Amateur Competition! Saturday, September 2nd from 10 - 11:30 am. Show us your lumberjack/jill skills and compete to win!  Click here for event & registration

               RETURNING this year - USLRA sanctioned Amateur Log Rolling Contest!  USLRA members from around Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will compete!  Click here for more information and  to register.  Not a USLRA registered amateur?  We are excited to provide an opportunity for spectators (ages 5-17) who want to try their balance on a log Saturday, September 2nd from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Sign ups will be available at the Chamber booth  all weekend long and 11:00 am - 2 pm the day of the event. 
              ** If you never been... a little snipit from our 2016 WZZM live segment on the patio

                Labor Day Parade Sunday 1:00 pm. Follow the link if you would  like to register    
                for the 2017  Logging Festival  Parade OR CLICK HERE for print form.  
               Forms are  available at   the Chamber  Office - Registration and  
                participation are FREE!

               
              Craft Show Hours
                              Friday 11 am - 7 pm
                            Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
               
              Additional Activities
              Friday - Monday SIDEWALK Sales -  Newaygo County merchants
              Friday - Sunday ALL DAY Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations - Brooks Park
              Friday - Sunday Noon - 4 pm  Newaygo County Museum - Logging Exhibit
              Saturday - 7 am - 11 am   Newaygo Fire Department's Pancake Breakfast - 177 Cooperative Drive, Newaygo

              Saturday  & Sunday Noon - 5 pm  Mid Michigan Professional Lumberjack Competition - Lumberjacks Corner (corner of Wood St. & Justice)
              Saturday  starts @ Noon - 2nd USLRA sanctioned Amateur Log Rolling Competition - on Justice Street
              Saturday 4:00pm - 1st Annual LEPPINK'S FOOD CENTERS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST - registration at chamber booth in front of stage by 3:00pm

              Sunday 1:00 pm Labor Day Parade
              Sunday 4:00pm  Waterbattle Tournament - Open to all ACTIVE Firefighters!  Sign up at 3:30 pm on Justice Street

               
               

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             1 State Rd., Newaygo, MI 49337

             231. 652.3068

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