Our Bark Peelers’ event has brought us 50 years of skills, spills, sawdust, and slices of log cake. Enjoy a walk down memory lane with some of our favorite images from the past.
Highlighting woodhick skills has always been a big part of Bark Peelers’ 
Got to hit that bull’s-eye 
The birling contest has been a part of the festival since the beginning 
You need fancy footwork to stay on the log 
Stop moving your feet and you end up in the pond 
We’ve had some dramatic spills 
A tobacco spitting contest was part of Bark Peelers’ for many years 
The winner received a spittoon 
Visitors can compete in the crosscut saw contest 
Folks can also compete in log rolling 
One of the most popular contests to watch is the greased pole 
First you have to grease the pole 
You then hit your opponent with a pillow 
and hit your opponent 
keeping hitting 
until someone drops into the sawdust 
Win enough contests and be crowned Grand Champion! 
The frog jumping contest is always a favorite with kids 
The museum provides the frogs 
Kids often have to provide the motivation for the frogs to start jumping 
An 8-foot log cake is served to visitors on the 2nd day of the festival 
Cake assembly takes place before the big day 
Got to put lots of frosting on! 
What else would you use to cut a log cake with? 
Once cut, everyone swarms for a piece 
Chainsaw Carving 
Smokey Bear 
Live Music 
Operating Sawmill 
Log Skidding 
Blacksmithing 
A beard & mustache competition 
Trains 
The festival has got it all 
Here’s to many more years of fun!
