The Maine Forestry Museum sponsors multiple events in mid-July to celebrate our region’s timber heritage.  Join us at our fairgrounds for our 43rd Annual Logging Festival. This popular two-day event features an Arts & Crafts Vendor Day, Logging Parade, and Logging Festival.

Schedule:

July 12, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts And Crafts Vendor Day

Join us at our Museum fairgrounds for our 43rd Annual Logging Festival.  Swing by on Friday to explore the items our vendors will be selling in their booths.  There will be children’s activities, live music by the Pull Together Band, burying of the beans (around 3:30 PM) for the Bean Hole Dinner that will be served on Saturday, cookout, beer garden.  Don’t miss the fun!  Come back on Saturday and visit our vendors and attend the festival on too!

July 13, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Logging Parade

We sponsor a morning parade along Rangeley’s Main Street featuring loaded big rig logging trucks, floats, bands, antique cars and much more!

This year’s parade theme is “Forest Fire Prevention”. The Maine Forest Service will be participating in the parade featuring a one-of-a-kind Smokey Bear Balloon Float! Plus, it is Smokey’s 80th  birthday! Come wish Smokey a happy birthday!

Winners for “Best Loaded Truck”, “Most Appropriate to Logging” (logging industry equipment), and “Best Fitting Parade Theme” for floats and other entries will be chosen. Want to have some fun? Create a float and march in the parade! Get creative with your Forest Fire Prevention imagination! To participate in the parade, please contact our parade coordinator Linda Sikes at (207-491-6566).

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Logging Festival and Arts & Crafts Vendor Day

At the conclusion of the morning Logging Parade, The Logging Festival kicks off on Museum fairgrounds with our opening ceremonies followed by our Hall of Fame inductions, famous Bean Hole Dinner, biscuits baked on reflector ovens and our exciting logging competition. Come see the axe throw, hot saw, and crosscut challenge.

Date: July 12 - 13, 2024

Location:

Maine Forestry Museum -  221 Stratton Rd, Rangeley, ME 04970

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