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Winter Carnival Log Cutting Contest

Black and white photograph of a log sawing competition. The man on the left is wearing a dark coat and gloves using a buck saw to slice through a log. The man beside him is also wearing dark clothing and holds the log in place on the rack. A crowd of mostly young people stand behind a barricade in the background, in front of two brick buildings.

Title: Log cutting competition during Winter Carnival, ca. 1960s

Source: ACT

Museum of Northern History Collection

Winter Carnival is an annual event that lasts for several weeks each February. Service clubs, groups and churches hold events like themed meals, and Kirkland Lakers participate in fun and traditional activities and contests for Northern Ontario, including log cutting.