Celebrate Log Cabin Days in Loudonville

09-01-2011

 

 

The 4th Annual Log Cabin Days will be held Friday, September 16, 11a.m.-7p.m. and Saturday, September

17, 9a.m.-5p.m. at Hochstetler Milling, north of Loudonville, Ohio. Last year, this fun-filled family event

attracted over 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, $10. per couple or $15. per vehicle, with proceeds

going to the American Cancer Society.

 

Free events will include a Lumberjack show featuring axe-throwing, 2-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 chainsaw carving.

 

You’ll also have the 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.

If you’re interested in a small 13’x24’ log cabin, you can see highly-skilled Amish craftsmen build and later

bid on it Saturday at 4p.m. Contact us for more details, 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 your log home to fit your lot and lifestyle at 1:00p.m. on Friday and 12p.m.

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 your questions and show you a variety of products designed for your

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

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