UMaine Woodsmen’s Team to host home meet Feb. 20
The University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team will host its annual home meet of classic Maine logging games on Saturday, Feb. 20.
Starting at 8 a.m., the UMaine team will compete against groups from Paul Smith’s College, Unity College, University of New Hampshire, Colby College and University of Vermont. The meet will be held at Libby Field, next to Nutting Hall on the UMaine campus.
Events include singles activities, such as disk stack, axe throw and single buck; double and triple events, such as chopping, fire build and splitting; and team events such as log roll, sawing and pulp toss.
The meet is free and open to the public. Team merchandise, food and 50/50 raffle tickets will be for sale. Spectators also will have the opportunity to try an axe throw.
An awards ceremony will be held at the end of the competition around 4 p.m.
The UMaine Woodsmen’s Team is a co-ed organization dedicated to maintaining the old woods skills and competing on the intercollegiate level in logging sports throughout the Northeast and Canada. The team has been a UMaine tradition for more than 40 years. There are 30 active members on the team.