Logging Festival - 2016
Event Sponsors
Logging Festival Sponsored by
Wood Chopper Sponsor
Log Roll Sponsor
Date and Time
Friday Sep 2, 2016 Sunday Sep 4, 2016
Chamber hosted Logging Festival Activities
Brooks Park
Downtown Newaygo
Friday - Sunday All Day
Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations
CANCELED -River Country Raft Race
Starting line - Henning County Park
Finish line - New Bridge Boat Launch
Saturday & Sunday - Noon - 5pm
Mid Michigan Professional Lumberjack Competition
Saturday - Noon - 5
1st USLRA sanctioned Amateur Log Rolling Competition
Saturday 8:30pm
End of Summer Raffle Drawing Party
Sunday 1 pm
Labor Day Parade
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 2
11 am - 7 pm
Saturday, September 3
10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, September 4
10 am - 5 pm
Watch for additional events throughout River Country
Location
Downtown Newaygo
Brooks Park
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Fees/Admission
Contact Information
Logging Festival Steering Committee or Denise Anderson at River Country Chamber of Commerce 231.652.3068
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Description
CELEBRATE LOGGING FESTIVAL - DOWNTOWN NEWAYGO LABOR DAY WEEKEND Sept - 2-4th
ARTS & CRAFT SHOW EXHIBITORS Printable application available here!
Returning this year is the Mid Michigan Professional Lumberjack
Competition! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ON LINE Come and see some of the best Lumberjacks & Jill's in the 2nd Newaygo County Professional Competition! Click here for additional event information and to register information
NEW this year - USLRA sanctioned Amateur Log Rolling Contest! USLRA members from around Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will compete! Click here for more information and register.Kids of all ages can enjoy chainsaw carvings, lumberjack demonstrations, and an expansive museum exhibit showcasing items from the logging boom on the local Muskegon River.
The River Country Raft Race has has been canceled this year due to unseen circumstances. Watch for it's return in 2017
The festival also boasts handmade crafts, a members showcase and unique resale items for everyone to enjoy. With an emphasis on unique home decorations, garden and yard decor, beautiful jewelry, clothing, personalized gifts, ornaments, antiques and collectibles. There are also many palate pleasing delights such as dips, jams, candies, breads, candied apples, cookies, popcorn, dried soup mixes, candied almonds and handmade tamales as well as the traditional carnie foods. Be sure to experience the annual parade on Sunday afternoon.
EXHIBITOR Printable application available here
Craft Show Hours
Friday 11 am - 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Additional Activities
Friday - Monday SIDEWALK Sales - area merchants
Friday - Sunday ALL DAY Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations
Friday - Sunday Noon - 4 pm Newaygo County Museum Logging Exhibit
Saturday & Sunday Noon - 5 pm Mid Michigan Professional Lumberjack Competition
Saturday Noon - 5 pm 1st USLRA sanctioned Amateur Log Rolling Competition
Saturday - 8:30pm - Summer in River Country Raffle Drawing Party @ Jimmy's Roadhouse
Sunday 1:00 pm Labor Day Parade
Follow link if you would like to register for 2016 Logging Festival Parade - OR CLICK HERE to print. Forms are available at the Chamber OfficeRegistration and participation are FREE!Images
