By David F. Rooney
Be sure to take in Timber Days at Centennial Park on Saturday if you want to make this Homecoming an authentically Revelstoke event.
It has shrunk some — to just one day — since those bygone years when it was held over a full weekend, but it nonetheless manages to be a true reflection of the community’s logging heritage.
While the full event occurs on Saturday, August 16, from 11:30 am until 5 pm, you can get a leg up on the day with a hearty Pancake Breakfast put on by the United Church from 8 am until 11 at the United Church or a Logger’s Buffet Breakfast at the Village Idiot from 8 am until 10:30 am.
If you’re a real enthusiast you can head down to Centennial Park at 9 am to take in the “birling and ax practice with the pros.”
If you’ve never seen Timber Days, you’re in for a treat.
Among other things there’s a berry cook-off, the Westcoast Lumberjack Show, kids’ events, men’s and ladies’ axe throwing, a “political saw-off” between Mayor David Raven and MLA Norm Macdonald, the tea boil and the Groucho Marx competition. And, lest you think all of the axe-tossing and sawing competitions are only performed by professional loggers, there are always a few non-loggers who like to test themselves against the pros. You’d be surprised at how well they perform!
Please click here to see the full schedule on the Revelstoke Timber Days website.
