Last weekend, members of the first family of the American forest, the Cogars, visited the Chicago area for one of competitive lumberjacking’s marquee events, the Stihl Timbersports Series’ U.S.

The Cogar family was renowned for lumberjacking prowess long before Scooter was born. The clan has been chopping wood in the Appalachian region since the Great Depression era. In fact, over 25 family ...

I didn’t get into axes until my early twenties. Working at a backcountry hut in the White Mountains after college, I was paid to do some trail maintenance. That meant moving rocks around and ...

Looking at Erica Schreiner, you wouldn't figure that her passion is competitive lumberjacking. "People look at me and say you can't do this," she said. "I'm 5 foot, 7 inches and weigh 125 pounds. But ...

The Northeast Outdoors Show — returning this weekend to the Empire State Plaza Convention Center — is the region’s foremost showcase for the tools, toys and techniques of the great outdoors in the ...

Will Roberts doesn’t look like a lumberjack. “I’m tall and skinny. I’m 6 foot 4 inches and weigh 195 pounds” the 28-year-old Groton resident said. “I often face guys that are basically twice me. Those ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. RUMFORD — World records in lumberjacking competitions don’t usually happen ...

The Lumberjack World Championships happen every year in Hayward, Wisconsin in the state’s Northwoods. Why? WUWM speaks with historian Willa Hammitt Brown to find out more about the logging industry in ...