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 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 ...

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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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 ...

If you could letter in lumberjacking, Jack Cearley would be top flannel. He's tried football and basketball, but prefers competing with an axe in hand. This college senior loves forestry so much that ...

When David Moses picks up the phone, he sounds gruff. “I hear you’re trying to get a hold of me,” he says from Virginia, where the mohawked Snoqualmie native is readying himself for the STIHL ...

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 ...

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ROCHESTER — Jerry and Herb Gingras aren't just brothers, they're also teammates with an intense passion for wood cutting. Their wives also share this passion. In fact, the entire Gingras family from ...