Trinity Rayment was crowned the 2024 Morton Loggers Jubilee Queen during the Morton Loggers Jubilee coronation at the Roxy Theater on Thursday, Aug. 8.
Fellow princesses Jalyn Kolb and Bailey Eden also competed for the crown.
The coronation kicks off the Morton Loggers Jubilee, which will continue in the East Lewis County town through Sunday with lawnmower races, logging competitions, food, entertainment and more.
Traditionally held annually on the second weekend of every August, the Morton Loggers Jubilee started either in 1937 or 1938, depending on who you ask, as a way to hold friendly competition between loggers to see who was best at their trade.
Now known as the “Granddaddy of Logging Shows,” the Morton Loggers Jubilee seeks to not only continue the competition tradition but to show younger generations how logging used to be done and to educate them on the industry’s history.
For more information, visit https://loggersjubilee.com/.
Schedule:
Friday
• Hampton Lumber Mills Cowlitz Division tours, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hampton Lumber Mill located at 302 state Route 7.
• Lawnmower races, held at the Jubilee Arena. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., time trials begin at 6:30 p.m. and races kick off at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for children ages 6-12.
Saturday
• 10K Loggers Jubilee run, registration costs $15 per person, with an additional $10 for a T-shirt, and opens at 7 a.m. with the run starting at 8 a.m. A simultaneous 2-mile fun run will be held for children and those who may just be starting to run. The run starts at Morton High School, located at 152 Westlake Ave., and takes participants through a scenic run in the Morton Valley. A “Logger’s Breakfast” will follow the run in the Jubilee Park, just north of the Jubilee Arena.
• Jubilee Championship Bed Races, starting at 11 a.m. in downtown Morton on Main Street. The races involve one person riding a bedframe being pushed by four others. For more information including how to enter, call Chad Cramer at 360-763-2348.
• Jubilee Parade, starting at 11:30 a.m. in downtown Morton on Main Street following the Bed Races. The theme for this year’s parade is “Standing in today, reaching for tomorrow.”
• Logging show, with the gates to the Jubilee Arena opening at 12:30 p.m. after the parade, and games beginning at 2 p.m. No pets are allowed inside the arena and games will be held throughout the afternoon and early evening. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children ages 6-12.
• Final showing of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, 7 p.m. at the Roxy Theater in downtown Morton.
• Jubilee Saturday Night Dance, from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Gas Plus parking lot located at 498 2nd St. featuring “Still Got It!”
Sunday
• Logging show, with the gates to the Jubilee Arena opening at 11 a.m. and games beginning at noon. No pets are allowed inside the arena and games will be held throughout the afternoon and early evening. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children ages 6-12.
