The First Lumberjack Festival was held in Edenville, Michigan in 1932. From the clothing and such, this photograph could be from that date or quite soon after. The event was immediately popular, attracting 10,000 folks the following year, and that's really a crowd in rural Michigan. An anonymous 8 x 10 photograph, it is one of my favorites. Imagine how the crowd sounded as these two gents, quite possibly the mayor, or some such stilted dignitary, ham it up for the crowd while the fiddlers play.
Untitled Anonymous Photograph, circa 1935 Collection Jim Linderman
I have another photo from this same evening! Bought it at an antique/book store in East Lansing, MI last summer. I'm very interested in lumberjack folk music so it was a cool find for me!
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