Rangeley-The Maine Forestry Museum is holding its 38^th Annual Logging Festival Days on Friday and Saturday, July 27^th & 28^th. The Festival is located at our Fairgrounds at 221 Stratton Rd. in Rangeley. On Friday from 10 am to 4 pm we will have wonderful artists, crafters and vendors. Come witness the burying for the beans around 4 pm for our Bean Hole Dinner to be served on Saturday of the Festival and tour or newly redesigned Museum. Friday’s admission to the festival is FREE.

Friday evening the festivities continue with the 34^th Annual Little Mr. & Miss Woodchip contest all boys and girls ages 6-8 are welcome to participate. They may recite a poem or sing a song. The winners will ride in our Parade on Saturday. The competition starts at 7 pm at the Museum and will also include live music by the Pulled Together Band playing bluegrass and folk music along with clogging by the fabulous Triple C Dance Team. If you have a child who would like to participate please contact Liz Pimentel at (917-836-1632).  Admission to the Woodchip Competition is $5.00 for an adult and children under 12 are a $1.00.

Saturday starts out at 10 am with our wonderful Logging Parade down Main St in Rangeley. This year’s parade theme is “Our Friends from the Forest”.  Loaded Big Rigs, floats, bands, cloggers, antique cars and more.  Prizes for “Best Loaded Truck”, “Most Appropriate to Logging” (Logging industry equipment), “Best Fitting Parade Theme” for floats and other entries. To register as a parade participant please contact our parade coordinator Linda Sikes at (207-491-6566).                                                                                                               Following the Parade come to our fairgrounds from 11 am- 4 pm for more artists, crafters and vendors, our famous Bean Hole Dinner, wood carving demo’s, barrel train rides for the kids along with face painting, clowns making balloon animals, and other children’s activities (all children’s activities are free). For the adults, starting at noon, we have the fantastic Lumberjack and Lumberjill competition with up to $3,000 worth of prizes to be awarded this year! This year the competition is being sponsored by Stihl, Boss Power Equipment, Forks in the Air and Rangeley Saddleback Inn. Come watch the Axe Throw, Log Roll, Crosscut, Underhand Chop, Stock Saw and Wood Split! This is a do not miss for your Rangeley vacation weekend. Admission to the Festival on Friday is $5.00 for an adult and $3.00 for children under 12. FMI: call 207-864-3939 or visit www.maineforestrymuseum.org.

The Maine Forestry Museum (formerly the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum) Annual Auction

RANGELEY-Saturday the 1st of July the Maine Forestry Museum (formerly the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum) will be holding its Annual Live Auction, their largest fund-raising event of the year. The museum is actively seeking business and individual support with donation items for the Annual Auction. Auctioneers Glen & Rosie Carlow of Carlow’s Countryside Auctions will be running the show again this year! Proceeds from this event are the main source of funds for the running of the museum each year.

The Maine Forestry Museum’s volunteers have been working hard this past year hand peeling 70 logs, donated by Seven Islands, to be used to build an authentic logging camp with blacksmith shop attachment. We also plan an expansion of our large equipment display area to house our “new” 1872 Lane sawmill which we hope to have up and running this season. It is your support of events like this Auction that help the Museum continue to grow and offer more amenities to the community.

So, please, if you have some items, merchandise, gift certificates, or services to donate to the MFM Auction give us a call! Items can be accepted up until mid-day Friday June 30th. You can drop off items at the museum from 10-4 Wednesday thru Sunday or contact the museum by calling 864-3939 and we’ll come and pick it up.

Bidders are welcome to start previewing items at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 1st at the Museum located at 221 Stratton Road, Rangeley and the auction starts at 10 am. The MFM auction is always good fun and everyone gets good deals while supporting this iconic local museum. Don’t miss this opportunity to bid on an awesome and varied selection of items and certificates to help the Museum expand its programs and offerings for the region. We already have some Great Items in! Start your 4th of July weekend in Rangeley with auction fun at the Maine Forestry Museum.
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Contact: Ellie Doyle, Maine Forestry Museum, 207-864-3939 or maineforestry@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE Maine Forestry Museum

August 4TH, 2016

Call for Artists/Crafters at the Maine Forestry Museum New Forestry Celebration!

Rangeley- Saturday August 27th marks the date of the first Maine Forestry Museum “Forestry Celebration”. The Forestry Celebration starts at 10 am on the Museum grounds at 221 Stratton Rd, Rangeley, ME.

The organizers are dedicating 38 spaces for artists and crafters and are welcoming new applications for vendors for this one-day event. This is not just a craft and art show! The Museum is hosting a collection of activities that day including the ever popular Bean Hole Dinner, Barrel Train rides, youth build-a- birdhouse, a scavenger hunt for children and also one for adults, Appreciation Ceremonies for our volunteers and the big events will be the induction of many Loggers into our Loggers Hall of Fame and dedication of the “Chief’s Point Trail” in honor of Andre’ Brochu.

Spaces are 10 x 10 plus elbowroom for the special low price of $15 per space. Set up starts at 8 am and hours are 10am to 4 pm. There is no rain date for this event. Please contact the Maine Forestry Museum at 864-3939 for more details and a vendor’s application or click here to download the application.  Deadline for entries is August 20th.