Mike and Martha Nichols compete in Ma and Pa bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. Each team, made up of one male and female, sawed through the log with a timer going until the sawed-off end hit the ground.
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Tim Bale, left, and Brett Roberts compete in the double hand bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Carter Brock competes in choker setting during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Lennie Habersetzer and other attendees react to a half hit beer during the pole falling competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. The goal is to land the tree on a beer can to be smashed.
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Nicholas Strachota competes in chain saw bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Sawed-off ends of logs lay on the ground after a hand bucking competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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The Annual Saginaw Days Loggers Day sign hands on two tree posts outside of the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. This is the 23rd year Saginaw Days has been held to crown the overall best logger in the area.
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Ed Mays competes in chain saw bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Larry Vessey competes in “Ma and Pa Bucking” during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Kids compete in a sack race during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Hailee Phelps, left, and Alina Alvarado compete in the women’s double hand bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Mike Nicholas competes in chain saw bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Jessica Iskra, left, and Martha Nicholas compete in the women’s double hand bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Attendees watch during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Brett Roberts prepares to throw an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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John Church reacts to a bullseye to win the axe throwing competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Ed Mays throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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A competitor throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Reggie Mays hugs his “Ma and Pa Bucking” partner Christina Greenway during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. Greenway competed for the first time with Mays after years of attending the event.
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Reggie Mays, 81, competes in “Ma and Pa Bucking” during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Brett Roberts throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Mike Nichols throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Nicholas Strachota throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Martha Nichols throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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A medal made out of wood for the men’s axe throwing champion is pictured during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Kids search for candy in hay during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Steam comes out of an engine during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Yasha Sallas competes in single hand bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Martha Nichols competes in single hand bucking during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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An attendee competes in choker setting during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Attendees compete to “shag” a choker over a log during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Kids compete in a sack race during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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A chain saw cuts off the end of a log during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Kids compete in a sack race during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Attendees observe the pole falling portion of the competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Volunteers move a tree limb for the logger’s relay during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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John Church lunges to throw an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Mount Rainier is pictured from Brooklyn Road on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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A kid searches for candy in hay during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Kids search for candy in hay during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Kids search for candy in hay during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Hailee Phelps throws an axe during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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A tree pole lays next to a beer can during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. The goal is to land the tree closest, or on, a beer can that has to be smashed.
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Lennie Habersetzer carves out his tree during the pole falling competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. The goal is to land the tree on a beer can to be smashed.
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Stone Hartford assesses his pole before pushing it during the pole falling competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21. The goal is to land the tree closest, or on, a beer can that has to be smashed.
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A kid competes in the kid’s axe throwing competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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John Church reacts to a bullseye to win the axe throwing competition during the annual Saginaw Days Logging Show at the Brooklyn Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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