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Whether you’re a fan of obscure motorsports like lawnmower racing or a fan of axe throwing, birling, speed climbing and other logging sports, the Morton Loggers Jubilee — also known as the “granddaddy of all logging shows” — will be returning to the East Lewis County community for its 82nd annual run from Aug. 7 through Aug. 10.
Not only will attendees be treated to watching logging sports in what organizers claim is the largest and oldest logging show in the Pacific Northwest — but a parade, both lawnmower and bed races, Loggers Jubilee royalty coronation ceremony and fun run are also planned for the weekend-long event.
The lawnmower races and logging show will be held in the Jubilee Arena, located at 451 Knittles Way in Morton.
The grand marshals for this year’s Loggers Jubilee Grand Parade will be Janet and Greg Norris, and the parade’s theme is “Long Live the Lumberjack and the Log-Haulers.”
Additionally, dozens of vendors and artisans will also be on hand throughout the weekend for the Jubilee Flea Market held in the field south of the Morton Country Market.
The full event schedule for the 82nd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee is included inside this edition:
Thursday, Aug. 7
• Vendors in the 33rd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Flea Market can begin setting up at 7:30 a.m. and can sell throughout the day, with no generators, loud music or loud mouths allowed after 10 p.m.
• The 69th annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Queen Coronation will begin at 8 p.m. inside the Morton High School gymnasium, located at 350 N. Illinois Ave. in Morton.
Friday, Aug. 8
• Vendors in the 33rd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Flea Market can open at 7:30 a.m. and can sell throughout the day, with no generators, loud music or loud mouths allowed after 10 p.m.
• 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. The last tour begins at noon.
• Lawnmower races, at the Jubilee Arena. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., time trials begin at 6:30 p.m. and races at 7:30 p.m. Pets are not allowed inside the arena.
Saturday, Aug. 9
• Local running enthusiasts can begin registering for the Loggers Jubilee 10K run at 7 a.m. at the Morton High School. The run itself begins at 8 a.m.
• Vendors in the 33rd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Flea Market can open at 7:30 a.m. and can sell throughout the day, with no generators, loud music or loud mouths allowed after 10 p.m.
• The Morton Loggers Jubilee Championship Bed Races, being held on Main Street in downtown Morton beginning at 11 a.m.
• The Morton Loggers Jubilee Grand Parade, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and making its way down Main Street in downtown Morton with parade grand marshals Janet and Greg Norris.
• The first day of the 82nd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Logging Show at the Jubilee Arena. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. with logging competition beginning at 2 p.m. Pets are not allowed inside the arena.
• Centralia College East and the Fire Mountain Arts Council will present their final live performance of “The Pirates of Penzance” — a musical originally written by Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert which first premiered in 1879 — beginning at 7 p.m. at the Roxy Theater, located at 233 Main Ave. in downtown Morton. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Other performances for The Pirates of Penzance will be held on Aug. 1, 2, 5, and 6. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://mortonroxy.org/live-theater/.
• Jubilee Saturday Night Street Dance, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Morton Senior Center parking lot located at 103 Westlake Ave. in Morton.
Sunday, Aug 10
• Vendors in the 33rd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Flea Market can open at 7:30 a.m. and can sell throughout the day, with no generators, loud music or loud mouths allowed after 10 p.m.
• The finals of the 82nd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee Logging Show at the Jubilee Arena. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. with logging competition beginning at noon. Pets are not allowed inside the arena.
Sponsors for this year’s Loggers Jubilee include Alta Forest Products, Cascade Trader, Inc., American Forestry Management, L&E Bottling Company, Freightliner Northwest, Northwest Hardwood, Hampton Lumber Mill, Weyerhaeuser, Papé Kenworth Northwest, Sierra Pacific Industries, King Beverage, Inc., Budweiser and Port Blakely.
For more information on the 82nd annual Morton Loggers Jubilee, visit its website at https://loggersjubilee.com/.
