Celebrate Maine’s Logging Legacy at the 44th Annual Rangeley Logging Festival!
📅 July 11–12, 2025 | Hosted by the Maine Forestry Museum
The Rangeley Logging Festival is a vibrant celebration of Maine’s rich logging heritage — blending history, culture, and hands-on fun for all ages. From thrilling competitions and traditional bean dinners to craft fairs and a lively parade, this event offers something for everyone.
2025 Parade Theme: Forests From Around the World
Come experience the traditions that shaped our region!
Friday’s Events
Working Forest Tour – Educational Day
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hosted by Seven Islands Land Company. Reserve your spot to witness a logging operation in action and learn about sustainable forest management practices.
🎟 Admission requires a Logging Festival Ticket — which also grants access to Saturday’s festival.
📌 Limited to 25 participants. Reserve your spot by contacting the Maine Forestry Museum via phone or email.
Craft and Vendor Fair
Head over to the Maine Forestry Museum fairgrounds, where local artisans and vendors showcase their creations.
🎟 Free Admission – perfect for browsing handmade goods and finding unique gifts.
Cookout, Beer Garden, and Live Music
Enjoy classic grilled favorites like hamburgers and hotdogs paired with refreshing beers. Live music adds to the festive atmosphere, making it a fun outing for the whole family.
Burying of the Beans
3:30 PM
Don’t miss the fascinating tradition where beans are buried in coals overnight—a time-honored method used by loggers to prepare hearty meals.
Saturday’s Events
Logging Parade
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Start the day with the lively parade down Main Street, featuring creative floats, big rigs, fire trucks, horses, and even Smokey Bear! This years theme is Forests From Around the World.
🎉 This year’s theme: Forests From Around the World
🏆 Awards for: “Best Loaded Truck,” “Most Appropriate to Logging,” and “Best Fitting Parade Theme.”
🚶 Interested in joining the parade? Contact Linda Sikes at 207-491-6566 to sign up.
Logging Festival and Arts & Crafts Vendor Day
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
After the parade, the fun continues at the Maine Forestry Museum fairgrounds with something for everyone, including:
- Face painting
- Bounce houses
- Clown performances
- Barrel train rides
- Mini excavator fun
Opening Ceremonies
Join the Opening Ceremonies, where Smokey Bear himself makes an appearance to greet visitors and kick off the day’s festivities.
Hall of Fame Inductions
Celebrate the community’s legacy where outstanding contributors to the logging tradition are honored.
Bean Hole Dinner
11:30 AM
Feast on the festival’s signature meal:
- Slow-cooked bean hole beans
- Hot dogs & sausages
- Coleslaw, biscuits
- Strawberry shortcake
- Beverages available from the beer garden
Logging Competition
Don’t miss the exhilarating competitions, where 28 skilled competitors battle it out in events like axe throwing, hot sawing, and crosscut sawing. Cheer for your favorite participants and see who takes home the prizes. Visit the Maine Forestry Museum website to fill out a form to compete!
For more information and a full schedule of upcoming events, visit:
🌐 www.maineforestrymuseum.org
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