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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...