BERLIN -- Northern Forest Heritage Park will host the 12th Annual Lumberjack Competition and Festival on Sunday, October 2, at 942 Main Street in Berlin.
Last year, 48 log busters arrived at Northern Forest Heritage Park to take part in the ever popular Lumberjack Competition & Festival. At the time it was believed to be the largest group of men and women to compete in the NFHP Lumberjack Competition. That was then; this year’s lumberjack competition will feature fast ...
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