Loggers Expo

The annual Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Exposition, usually called the Loggers Expo, was held in Bangor, Maine, on May 19-20. Paul and I attended today.

There was plenty of big equipment! Shown above is a John Deere 1270G wheeled harvester. Below are John Deere 853M and 853MH tracked feller bunchers/harvesters:

There were also plenty of displays of small equipment, even hand tools. Firewood is being made here:

In the photo above, note the grandstand in the background. It says “Bass Park Home of Bangor State Fair.” The other major building in the fair complex is the Cross Insurance Center, built in 2013. Below is a photo of exhibits inside the arena in the Cross Center:

In front of the Cross Center is a statue of Paul Bunyan, a fictional giant lumberjack who is significant in the folklore of the American timber industry:

But this is not the only statue of Paul Bunyan in Maine! Rumford also has a statue of Paul, accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox:

I won't mention the fact that Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota also claim Paul and Babe as their own.

The Loggers Expo alternates between Bangor in odd years and the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vermont, in even years. If you have a chance to go, it is worth the price of admission.