Log Cabin Days set for Sept. 16 and 17
The fourth annual Log Cabin Days will be held Friday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hochstetler Milling, north of Loudonville. Last year, this fun-filled family event attracted more than 3,200 visitors from 25 states. Events will include a lumberjack competition, chainsaw carving, a silent craft auction, free seminars, booth displays, a mill and log home tour, plus plenty of good, old-fashioned outdoor cooking.
The highlight of Log Cabin days is the self-guided auto tour, which affords people the rare opportunity to sample the log home lifestyle by touring several area log homes and viewing them inside-out, as well as talk to the owners. There is a small donation for the tour, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
Free events will include a Lumberjack show featuring axe-throwing, two-man crosscut sawing, and wood chopping; chainsaw carving, hand-hewing and hand-peeling demonstrations; educational seminars; booth displays pertaining to log home living; a log home raising; plus, a log home model, mill and kiln tour. And, be sure to sign up for a free packet of white pine seedlings and register to win a free chain saw carving.
There will be an opportunity to bid on an authentic Amish quilt, as well as numerous handmade items in the “silent auction.” You can even bid on a scrumptious, full-course breakfast for 10 at an Amish home.
Anyone interested in a small 13’-by-24’ log cabin can see highly-skilled Amish craftsmen build it and later be able to bid on it Saturday at 4 p.m. For more details, call 419-368-0004.
Featured speaker for this year’s lineup of seminars will be Rich Hersha, a well-known and published designer. He will talk about designing a log home to fit your lot and lifestyle at 1 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday. Dale Daniels, of Willo’dell Nursery, will speak on landscaping; Jennifer Reed, of Farm Credit, will address financing; David Grom, of Sikkens, will talk about maintenance; Bill Loughrie, of Andersen, will handle doors and windows; and Bill Dinkins will give you an overview of log species, profiles and packages in Log Basics 101.
Exhibitors will be on hand to answer questions and show a variety of products designed for a log home, including interior and exterior stains, cabinets, solid oak furniture and decorative furnishings, windows and doors. In addition, you can visit and talk with experienced log home builders about your dream log home. And, the landscape display may give you practical ideas about landscaping to further enhance the beauty of your home.
The popular, most anyone-can-try, timed log-stacking contest will again be held with the winner awarded a nice prize.
The entire family will enjoy the menu: homemade ice cream, kettle-cooked apple butter, baked beans, and kettle corn, fresh-pressed apple cider from an antique press, and Amish baked goods. Mouth-watering barbecued chicken and noodles, potato salad, baked beans, and desserts will be offered in the concession tent. An “Early Bird” breakfast will be served Saturday morning at 7 a.m. and will include kettle-cooked scrambled eggs, bacon, stuffed sausage, pancakes and cinnamon rolls, coffee or juice.
The highlight of Log Cabin days is the self-guided auto tour, which affords people the rare opportunity to sample the log home lifestyle by touring several area log homes and viewing them inside-out, as well as talk to the owners. There is a small donation for the tour, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
Free events will include a Lumberjack show featuring axe-throwing, two-man crosscut sawing, and wood chopping; chainsaw carving, hand-hewing and hand-peeling demonstrations; educational seminars; booth displays pertaining to log home living; a log home raising; plus, a log home model, mill and kiln tour. And, be sure to sign up for a free packet of white pine seedlings and register to win a free chain saw carving.
There will be an opportunity to bid on an authentic Amish quilt, as well as numerous handmade items in the “silent auction.” You can even bid on a scrumptious, full-course breakfast for 10 at an Amish home.
Anyone interested in a small 13’-by-24’ log cabin can see highly-skilled Amish craftsmen build it and later be able to bid on it Saturday at 4 p.m. For more details, call 419-368-0004.
Featured speaker for this year’s lineup of seminars will be Rich Hersha, a well-known and published designer. He will talk about designing a log home to fit your lot and lifestyle at 1 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday. Dale Daniels, of Willo’dell Nursery, will speak on landscaping; Jennifer Reed, of Farm Credit, will address financing; David Grom, of Sikkens, will talk about maintenance; Bill Loughrie, of Andersen, will handle doors and windows; and Bill Dinkins will give you an overview of log species, profiles and packages in Log Basics 101.
Exhibitors will be on hand to answer questions and show a variety of products designed for a log home, including interior and exterior stains, cabinets, solid oak furniture and decorative furnishings, windows and doors. In addition, you can visit and talk with experienced log home builders about your dream log home. And, the landscape display may give you practical ideas about landscaping to further enhance the beauty of your home.
The popular, most anyone-can-try, timed log-stacking contest will again be held with the winner awarded a nice prize.
The entire family will enjoy the menu: homemade ice cream, kettle-cooked apple butter, baked beans, and kettle corn, fresh-pressed apple cider from an antique press, and Amish baked goods. Mouth-watering barbecued chicken and noodles, potato salad, baked beans, and desserts will be offered in the concession tent. An “Early Bird” breakfast will be served Saturday morning at 7 a.m. and will include kettle-cooked scrambled eggs, bacon, stuffed sausage, pancakes and cinnamon rolls, coffee or juice.
Published: September 8, 2011
