Greenville to celebrate 30th annual Maine Forest Heritage Days
GREENVILLE — The 31st annual Maine Forest Heritage Days is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 13. The 2022 event includes a craft fair, chainsaw carving, a woodsman demonstration featuring chopping and ax throwing, the regional Game of Logging competition, museum exhibits, and a concert.
The Forest Heritage Days events start from 3-5 p.m. on Friday with a demonstration by the Colby College Woodsman’s Team on the Greenville school front lawn, 130 Pritham Avenue.
Enjoy an authentic woodsman’s dinner of baked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, and more from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple on Pritham Avenue.
On Saturday from 7-10 a.m. enjoy a lumbermen’s breakfast at the American Legion Hall on Pritham Avenue. The Maine woodsman’s breakfast includes eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage, pancakes, and more.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Greenville school campus will be the site of the Game of Logging competition. The site will include chainsaw carving demonstrations, an outside craft fair, forestry, wildlife and recreation exhibitors, forestry equipment, food vendors, and children’s programs.
Moosehead Historical Society and Museums, 6 Lakeview Street and 444 Pritham Avenue, will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the history of the greater Moosehead Lake region through entertaining guided tours of Lumberman’s & Outdoor Heritage Exhibits.
From 5-7 p.m. will be a pizza party and East Cove Gazebo concert with Back Woods Road
The complete schedule as well as information about ticketed events can be found at www.forestheritagedays.org or the event Facebook page.
Forest Heritage Days is an annual community event that honors the state’s most historic industry. The forest products industry has been a staple in Maine for generations and provides an annual economic impact of $8 to $10 billion, employs one in 20 Mainers and contributes 28.9 percent of all state exports. Annually since 1991, families and community members gather to celebrate this vibrant industry with several days of forestry fun.