Paul Bunyan Forestry show (Updated Sep 2005)

[Bibbyman]

50'th ! Paul Bunyan Forestry Show - Nelsonville, OH.  October 7-9 2005

Here is the Hocking College web site with info on the show.  

PAUL BUNYAN SHOW

But I think it's last year's stuff.  I'll look for a better link.

Here's on the Ohio Forestry website...

Paul Bunyan Show

Here's a link to an earlier tread under Travel Guide about the Paul Bunyon Show of a couple years past

Anyone going to the Paul Bunyan Show?

(Updated links and info - July 18,04 - Bibbyman)
(Updated links and info - Sept 9,05- Bibbyman)

[Greg]

Count me in!

Hope to see alot of faces matching these names.

Greg

[Mtnjack]

Hey Bibby count Mt Jack in hope to meet up with you mary and others we will camp there for the weekend,let you know a meeting place closer to show time. Be safe mtn Jack

[Tom_Averwater]

Mnt. Jack,
              Are you going to need a camping spot again this year?  
     If anybody is also going and are planning to camp I can save you a spot, as some years the camp grounds fill up very quick.  Tom

[Greg]

Mnt. Jack,
              Are you going to need a camping spot again this year?  
     If anybody is also going and are planning to camp I can save you a spot, as some years the camp grounds fill up very quick.  Tom

Tom,

I was thinking about bringing the family (two young kids) and staying in a hotel. Is there nearby decent lodging?

Does it sell out quickly too?

Any specific place/hotels to recommend?

Greg

[Bibbyman]

Nelsonville is not very big.  There are no large towns close to it.  If you go to Yahoo and key in "Nelsonville, oh" in the search function it'll come up with a page of hotels in the Nelsonville area.

The one time we went there we staid in some small town west of there.  I can't even remember the name of town.

[Tom_Averwater]

Greg,
        There is only one motel @ Nelsonville and it usually is filled up the Monday after P. B. for the next year. Try Athens , Ohio,it's about 15 miles east .You need to make up your mind soon as they might fill up too.The town of Logan is to the west I don't know if it has any motels.   Tom

[Greg]

Thanks Tom,

I'll be in Athens on other business, and there looks to be several different lodging options there.

Looks to be only 15 miles away from Nelsonville.

Greg

[WV_hillbilly]

 Hi everyone, I plan on going there on Sat.  .How about you Dugsaws ?

[Dugsaws]

Hillbilly, I am planning to be there on Saturday, Shopteacher, how about you, it would only be about 3 1/2 hrs drive for you.    
    Hillbilly, I will get in touch with you closer to the show, mabye we can travel the same road


   Doug

[WV_hillbilly]

Dugsaws it sounds good to  me. When it is a little closer we'll have to plan something.

[Dugsaws]

Hillbilly,
 Are you taking your family with you,If so what is the ages of your kids, because I am trying to talk my wife into going and taking my kids, but she keeps saying there is nothing for them to do :, so give me some ideas to change her mind.

 Thanks,
 Doug

[WV_hillbilly]

 Dugsaws
Yes I'm taking my little ones .They have went every year since they were born. My 2 youngins are 3 and 5 years old. There are alot of things to do for them.There is an old frontier village on campus you can visit. A steam train goes from the show into Nelsonville  and back.There is always someone at just about every chainsaw booth carving pieces of logs into sculptures all day long. There is a Skit type  lumberjack show that is funny  to watch  just don't sit too  close to the pond unless you would like to get wet and cool off. Then there is the real lumberjack contests like you see on TV  . Most of the food vendors have good food too ;D  . If your kids like to watch equipment operate like mine do they won't be dissappointed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The selection of forestry related equipment is unbelievable . the equipment ranges from what a workingman can buy to what ever your bank account can afford.My wife only allows me to have a certain amount of money when we go there .That way I usually can't buy anything that won't fit in the bed of my truck.But I wonder if she would notice that on the way back a bandmill mysteriously got tangled up on my trailer hitch ???.


  I almost forgot that there are some booths that sell craft type items also .

[Dugsaws]

 So has the Bibbyman and Mrs Bibbyman made plans as to which event they are going to go to the P.B show or the Ozark farm fest?


 Hillbilly thanks for the help on every thing you posted to do but I still dont know if it was enough to covince her to go

[WV_hillbilly]

Dugsaws  
      Your welcome on the info. Trying to help out :D.


 How does meeting at the  Woodmizer  booth at noon sound to every one .  Any other suggestions  ?

[Bibbyman]

Mary and I just talked about it again this morning.  Still not 100% decided to go.  Sure would like to.  We about visited out at the Mid-West show and really behind in our sawing.

We took the long way home instead of the interstate and spotted on hard maple turning orange (our favorite color  ;D) and then noted a bunch more about ready to turn.  Last time we were at the PB show,  about half the trees were turning their fall colors - a few days or week later and they'd been something.

Here is a couple of pictures I got the last time we were there.



We got there early!  I think it was the day we left.



Cabin in the pioneer village.

[BBTom]

I have plans to be there on saturday.  Hope to meet some of you fine folk.  I be sure to hang out by the WM booth at noon.

Bibby, Sure would love to meet you and Mary.  Don't think Sheryl will be able to come with me this time.  

[Bibbyman]

As of this morning's talk with Mary,  looks like we're not going to be able to go. Too many irons in the fire. :(

[Jeff]

looking at the map, this aint that far away...

[BBTom]

We have a spare room or two Jeff.  Drive down here friday eve, and with a early start we can be there when the gates open.
Sheryl will be driving home from Jackson, MI on Friday eve.  Just follow her home!! (IF you can keep up with her)

[Dugsaws]

That would be great if Jeff could bring the FF truck to the show and get to meet him(and Tammy also)

[Jeff]

I mapped it. Its farther then I thought this soon after getting back. Its over 400 miles.

[WV_hillbilly]

 For those that are going to meet at the Woodmizer booth on Sat.  I will have an orange #20 Tony Stewart hat on .

Dugsaws I could bring my truck and put the FF decals on it .They almost are twins

[Mtnjack]

Hey guys and girls looks like a good showing count Mtn Jack in for the weekend. Turn your hats around at noon so we can find each other. Just think the first FF hat spin. Hey Jeff whats the chance at a real hat?  See you folks there  Mtn Jack

[Bibbyman]

Anybody get back from the Paul Bunyan show?  Any reports? Pictures?  Video?

[WV_hillbilly]

Hey Bibby ,

Dugsaws and I made it back. It was a little muddy but that didn't dampen the want to buy alot of things.I took some pics but haven't had the time to get them posted yet . I will get them on tomorrow.  We got to meet Sawmill John and  Don Cadwell at the Mobile Dimension booth. I talked to the guysat the Wooodmizer booth but can't remember their names. The LT-70 with Cat power was awesome. I wouldn't want to  be    a tailman if the operator got serious about sawin wood.  I got action pics ofthat mill and the Mobile Dimension.

[sawmill_john]

here are some of the paul bunyan pictures.





Mark Havel climbing his tree.



Again we spoke with lots of very nice people and had fair wheather.  

John

[Bibbyman]

Great pictures John.  

(You could have panned a little more right on the third one and left on the forth one.  ;D )

WV,  where are your pictures?

[WV_hillbilly]

 Here are the pics I took at Paul Bunyon 2003





 In the last pic standing under the canopy is Dugsaws and Mtn Jack watching the Mobile Dimension at work with Sawmill ohn at the controls  . Don Cadwell is standing behind them talking to someone else . John and Don were great to talk to . They even tried to talk me into a sweet heart of a deal for that mill .

[Bibbyman]

Thanks for the look-see!  

This fall for sure... >:(

[dan-l-b]

I'm with you Bibby, with the shoot-out moved and all that e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t, I hope to be there ;D ;D

[Jeff]

Yep, can't miss this one. Kiwi Jake mentioned in another thread that he thought he would be there for Peterson. I gotta see one of those swingers up close. I mean the Peterson, not Jake. :D

[Bibbyman]

Looks like a great opportunity to set up some kind of meeting place like we did at the Wood-Mizer 20'th anniversary party year before last. (How time flies!)

Could be the one place where all the major Forestry Forum sponsors have an exhibit.  Good time to toast them.  Maybe get them all together for a group picture.

[WV_hillbilly]

  I ' ll be there and hope to bring a mill home with me  ;D


Hillbilly

[Jeff]

We can talk about all this at the PIG ROAST ;D

[sawmillsi]

hi guys,

just a quick question (nb. i'm an australian who's never been to the US before).

Wheres the show in relationship to say LA (or where i would fly in from aust.)?

[Jeff]

Its a LOOOONG ways from L.A.  Almost clear across the country. You probably can recognize the location of the great lakes on a U.S. map?  Just east of most of the lakes and south.

[Captain]

You could fly into BOSTON and hitch a ride with me and the ASM (16-17hours :-/)

I am not sure of Jake's travel plans yet....

Captain

[dewwood]

2004 Show is coming up!

Does anyone have information on camping at or near the show site?  I know there is a state park about 20 miles away but was hoping there might be something closer where some of the forum members stay.

Any information would be appreciated.

Dewey

[Jeff]

Yes, I need that info. I am planning on skipping logging congress and coming down for the Paul Bunyan show. Probably be tenting it. Trying to get Chet to come along.

[Bibbyman]

When we were there a bunch of years back,  there were bunches and bunches of people camping right there at the show.  You had to park about a mile from the show grounds and walk past the campers to get to the gate.   I don't know how you reserve a place there.  Maybe it tells something on the web site.???

[dewwood]

I could not find anything on the web site, maybe I did not know where to look.  I thought maybe someone here had camped there before and could tell us who to contact concerning reservations.

[beenthere]

I found this on a Yahoo! search.

http://www.ohioforest.org/gd/_gd_templates/pages/gdPageLook04.aspx?page=27

Is this the one being talked about?

[Dugsaws]

Check with Mtnjack I know he has been camping there for a few years, he might know that info

[Bibbyman]

beenthere,  that looks like the same link to the Ohio Forestry info that's posted on the first post of this topic.

Here is a link to some camping info on the Hocking College web site - but I don't think it's the camping I seen when at Paul Bunyon back in 01.

Overnight Accommodations:

[beenthere]

Sure right you are. I read all the posts back to last year, and didn't see anything, so searched (and posted).
Musta been the champagne.

Sorry for the duplicate. But seemed people were asking, so I looked around.  

[Tom_Averwater]

Jeffb,dewood,
      I have camped at the Baul Bunyan Show for the last 15-18 years .I have been saving MNT. Jack a place for the last 3 years.My friends say Jack is my "internet date".  
     I could save some more sites (it's first come first served) if someone wanted me to.We usually go to PB  on wed. or thursday. We can talk more about it as the time gets nearer. PB officals were talking about not having camping this year ,but I think that was because of the shootout that was to be there.  Tom

[Bibbyman]

Mary and I sure are planning to attend this year.  BUT we've said we were going to make it back the last two years also and something has came up.

One thing to consider about attending this show... Pepair for mud in case it rains!

The show is held out in a hay field below the college.  There is very little paved parking and it goes fast in the morning.  The main parking area is in other hay fields about a mile from the show area.  

I think there is another option of parking in town and taking the train over to the show area.  I think it ran about every half-hour.

[Bibbyman]

Mary and I are making plans to go this year.   8)

We've been knocked out by other obligations the last two years.  :'(

See y-all around the Wood-Mizer booth. ;D

[johncinquo]

http://www.paulbunyanshow.com/

Oct 7,8,9.  Lots of displays, competition, and I hear you can squirrel away cookies on occasion.

[chet]

Didn't get a chance to squirrel away any cookies last year, but did manage ta grab a couple of dem Logrite Brownies. 

[Ga_Boy]

A Peterson 10" WPF will be there for demo and test driving.

I'll have some LogRite tools with me as well.

Here is a link to the show.

http://209.235.214.233/paulbunyan.html

Send me a PM if you need more info.




Mark

[Bibbyman]

50'th ! Paul Bunyan Forestry Show - Nelsonville, OH.  October 7-9 2005


The Paul Bunyan show is one of best forestry shows I've ever attended.  We've made a lot of post with lots of info on the show. 

I have updated the links to the Nelsonville Hocking College web site and the Ohio Forestry web site the first post on this thread.

Here is another link to a thread of posts from last year's Paul Bunyan show.

Paul Bunyan and no Chisel!


A lot of Forestry Forum members gather there.  Mary and I hope we can make it again this fall.

[johnjbc]

We are planning to attend this year and would like to bring our camper. Tom_Averwater If your offer to save spots is still open I would appreciate it.
We are planning to drive out on Thursday the 6th and stay through the weekend.
John & Kathy

[Tom_Averwater]

john,
         I'll be going up Wed. nite or Thur. morning . I can save spots for camping. We'll get a head count in a couple of weeks . I have to go to Disneyworld the week of 18- 24 so I will be out of touch . :D  :(  Tom_Averwater

[Wyatt]

it is a very good time! I went to school there for wildlife management and Ranger training in mid 80s. Paul Bunyan show was always a BIG weekend.

[SAW MILLER]

I sure hope you all wear them there FF hats,I've never met any of you and I would sure like to know who you are.I can just hear me asking everyone in bibbs if they are Bibbyman!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Jeff]

I'd sure love to come back to the Paul bunyan show this year but just cant make it.  SAW MILLER , i imagine before the show gets here, one of the sponsors will be designated as this years Forestry Forum meeting spot. Last year the offical spot was logrite tools, but you will find forum members at any of the other sponsors.  Tell that bibbyman to where his forum hat to the show instead of the wood-mizer hat. Everybody at wood-mizer already knows him anyways. :D

[Bibbyman]

Tell that bibbyman to where his forum hat to the show instead of the wood-mizer hat. Everybody at wood-mizer already knows him anyways. :D

Maybe I could be like those race car drivers after they win a race,  I could wear the hats of all the sponsors by switching every few seconds - just for photo ops... :D

The Paul Bunyan show is always on our list but we've only been able to attend two in the past 5-6 years.  We've just got a mountain of logs in this week and expect more.  We are working on a building extension and are planning to attend the Midwest Forest Ind show comeing up in a week or two.  LOTS to do!!

[beenthere]

Maybe, just maybe, that is enough of a 'sob' story to get you two tickets.  :D :D ;D

[Furby]

But Mary isn't a member! ;)

[Bibbyman]

Maybe, just maybe, that is enough of a 'sob' story to get you two tickets.  :D :D ;D

The cost of the tickets are on the small end of the list of costs involved.

There is the 18 hours of driving one way that we'd spread over a night on the way getting there and another getting back.  Then we'd be there for two days so that's 4 days so far. 

Then it takes Mary a day to get ready and take enough "stuff" to homestead in Alaska.  Then anther day when we get back to unload, unwind and get back into work mode again. 

So that'd be 6 days out of work with 4 nights in a motel room and eating in restaurants – not to mention $2-300.00 in gas.  Money going out, none coming in. :-\

[WV_hillbilly]

 I'll be there  just don't  know  how many or which  days  it will be .  We 'll have to see who's going and then we can set a time and booth .

[Jeff]

If you guys missed it, Peterson is giving away tickets for sob stories. See thier criteria on thier sponsor board.

[woodhick]

I plan to attend the show on Sunday.  I have been the last four years but havn't had the pleasure of meeting any other members.  I would prefer to go on Saturday but my daughters band is playing in the West Virginia mountain state forest festival in Elkins WV.  So I will have to attend it on Saturday and try to make the PB show on Sunday.  Hope  to meet some of you members there. ;D 8)

[Ron Scott]

You don't want to miss the Forest Festival in Elkins W. Va.  I recall President Ford visited it one year.

[Tom_Averwater]

Who is going to camp at the Paul Bunyan Show ? Show me some hands if you want me to save you a spot .      I'm hoping to go up Wed. evening or Thur. morning. Tom

[johnjbc]

Got my Free passes from Peterson in the mail Friday

Tom - Here is my hand. Planning on driving out on Thursday should be there in the afternoon. Please save us a spot for a 27' travel trailer

[Tom_Averwater]

John, I've got your reservation.  So far it's john, Mnt. Jack and I camping.     Tom

[johnjbc]

Tom_Averwater
Can you please post directions? I can get to Nelsonville OK but need directions to the show and camping area. Also do I need to call in and pre-register?

[Tom_Averwater]

John, The camping area is just a big field . Can't preregister. I go up a day early to save spots. At  the east side of Nelsonville on rt. 33 Turn onto rt.  691 to Hocking College . Go about 200 yards and turn right onto ?.Camping area is down the road on the right. I always try to camp in the far right corner by a group of white Pines .97 Ford pick up  with 27 Ft. prowler camper.  cell 513-310-2456 if you get lost.  Tom

[johnjbc]

Thanks

[Bibbyman]

Anybody take any pictures at the PB show?  :'(

[Bibbyman]

I wasn't even there at Paul Bunyan this year and I got this picture.



Here is Burl Thatcher with some of the furniture he build at the Paul Bunyan show 2005. 

I guess nobody seen him work on the Lathe-Mizer because everybody was looking the other way. :

[Ga_Boy]

Bibby,

Of course folks were looking the other way.   ;) ;D

Captian and me were making that swinger hum just across the path from that lath mizer.

[Bibbyman]

With your swinger, can you take a round log, make it octigon and then make it round again? ;D

[Ga_Boy]

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D


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