Winners of Lumberjack Days competitive events announced

Mississaugi Park hosted Lumberjack Days 2023 this past weekend with activities and competitive events for everyone.

Over 2,500 campers and visitors attended including more than 150 kids. Staff opened a second parking lot to accommodate everyone.

Mississaugi Park is jointly run by Serpent River First Nation, Mississaugi First Nation, and the City of Elliot Lake.

Competition events were a highlight of the weekend. The competing teams and event winners are:

Competing Teams of 2023:

• Woodpeckers from Chelmsford
• The Woods Family from Goulais River
• The Rippers from Sault Saint Marie
• Boart Longyear From Montreal, Sudbury, Elliot Lake, Dawling
• Weir Green Team from Elliot Lake
• Mississagi Lumberjacks from Elliot Lake
• OK Tire from Elliot Lake
• Texx-in-the-Trees from Elliot Lake

Team Event Winners

• #1 Weir Green Team from Elliot Lake
• #2 Texx-in-the-Trees from Elliot Lake
• #3 Boart Longyear a mixed team from Sudbury, Montreal, Elliot Lake

A third-place team event tie between Boart Longyear and Mississagi Lumberjack was broken with an axe throw with Boart Longyear winning.

40 competitors entered the individual events.

Individual Event Winners

Canoe Race

1. Tex Chapmen and Avery Huron – Elliot Lake
2. Rob Green and Adam Creor – Elliot Lake
3. Darrick Vidito and Serge Labbe – Elliot Lake

Men Log Toss

1. Adam Creor – Elliot Lake
2. Texx Chapman – Elliot Lake
3. Todd Corbey – Dowling, ON

Women Log Toss

1. Taylor Crockford – Sault Ste Marie
2. Izabelle Legault – Chelmsford
3. Kattie Duenk – Sudbury

Log Burling

1. Adam Creor
2. Texx Chapman
3. Ryan Kelly - Elliot Lake

Axe Throw

1. Jacob Tasse
2. Rob Green
3. Ryan Kelly

Cross Cut

1. Stephane Legaut from Hanmer and Shawn Beaulieu From Elliot Lake
2. Dolton Critch and Ryan Kelley from Elliot Lake
3. Rob Green and Adam Creor

Womens Cross Cut

1. Katie Duenk and Taylor Crockford – Sault Ste Marie
2. Emilie Legaut and Felix Daigle Hanmer
3. Renee Cariere and Izabelle Legault – Chelmsford

Mens 170 Chain Saw

1. Texx Chapman
2. Raymon Bouchard
3. Martin Daigle

Womens 170 Chain Saw

1. Emilie Legaut
2. Taylor Crockford

Modified Saw

1. Robb Green
2. Myles Hussey
3. Jordan Nodwell

Obstacle Course

1. Todd Curby
2. Derrick Vidito
3. Dolton Critch

Speaking for the Lumberjack Days organizers. Sarah Daigle thanks all the sponsors, volunteers, friends and family. “This event would not happen if it wasn’t for them.”

Major sponsors for the event were Wendell Farquhar, H&R Fabris and ELNOS.

Other sponsors were RBC Royal Bank Mike Bowman, Shoppers Drug Mart, Canadian Tire, Toppers Pizza, Foodland, Rona, Insurance Hero and Steve Meawasige.