| Wednesday - August 13 | |
| 6:30 | Tractor Pull on the Fairgrounds in front of the Grandstand. Admission will be charged for seating. Parking is free. Please use scchool parking lot and entrance gate. Drivers may register on stage. All contestants please use the Ford Street Gate. |
| Thursday - August 14 | |
| 4 to 7 | Spaghetti Diner sponsored by the North Country Toe Path Trekkers. Masonic Temple, Schuyler St.., Boonville. Take outs available. |
| 6:30 | Truck Pull on the Fairgrounds in front of the Grandstand. Admission will be charged for seating. Parking is free. Please use school parking lot and entrance gate. Drivers may register on stage. Drivers please use the Ford Street Gate. |
| 7:00 | Miss Forest Queen Pageant at Adirondack Sr. HS Aud. in Boonville. Program includes musical entertainment. Tickets available at Woodsmen's office and at the door. Sponsored by the Hulbert House. |
| Friday - August 15 | |
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8:00
8:00 9:00 9:00 9 Till 5 10 to 4 10 - ? 10:00 10:00 12:30 til? 3:00 til? 4:30 til? All Day 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:00 |
Gates Open at the Boonville-Oneida County Fairgrounds (location of the Field Days).
See the latest in forest industry displays, technology, heavy equipment, tools, wood crafts, souvenirs, food concessions and much more.
16TH ANNUAL WOODSMEN'S TRUCK RODEO at Boonville-Oneida County Fairgrounds. Tours of Forest Industry Businesses in the area. Reservations required. Auction of Logging equipment, machinery, trailers, trucks, mowers, and much more. Auction to be held adjacent to fairgrounds across Rt. 294. Rain or Shine Mini-Seminars held at the fairgrounds near the Exhibit Hall. All Seminars are free and open to the public. 9:00 to 10:00 What Is and What Isn't a Healthy Forest. 10:00 to 11:00 Lyonsdale Biomass - Using Renewable Resources in Your Own Backyard 11:00 to 12:00 New Egland Wood Pellet - A Working Biomass Model 12:00 to 1:00 Nature Conservancy - Who we are and what we do & our impact on Foresty. 1:00 to 2:00 Firewood Alert - NYS Firewood Regulations 2:00 to 3:00 New York City water shed and the need for proper forestry 3:00 to 4:00 NYS Tree Farm and Forest Utilization 4:00 to 5:00 New York State and the Emerald Ash Borer Outbreak Dodge-Pratt-Northam Gift Shop open all weekend, 106 Schuyler Street. Country-Style Chicken BBQ. Big M parking lot. Benefit for the Ukraine Ministry. Horse Skidding Exhibition hosted by the North Country Draft Horse Club. Sponsered by Headwater's Pizza Inc. Throughout the day --- Hydraulic Loader "Skill Games" at the Fairgrounds. Registration day of event, open to qualified operators. "Game of Logging" Nationals. Sponsored by Dolmar, Oregan & Wagner Lumber. Hosted by Bill Lindloff's ProCuts. Health & Safety Expo - Adirondack Sr. HS. Sponsored by the Boonville Health & Fitness Center. ACAL's Roast Beef Dinner - Adirondack HS Cafeteria. Rt 294, Booneville NY Visit the yellow Exhibit Hall on the grounds and see a large collection of woodcrafts and demonstrations. 18th Annual Woodsmen's 10K (6.2mile) Foot Race & Woodsmen's Walk begins. Race starts and ends in the High School parking lot. Participants may register prior to the race. Sponsored by Stihl. Certified Course - Computerized Timing. Beards Contest on the Fairgrounds in front of the Grandstand. Brothers of the Bush needn't preregister. Sponsored by A-1 Trophy. Please us School entrance gate and parking lot. Free Parking and free admission. Greased Pole Competition on Fairgrounds. Sponsored by Husqvarna Forest & Garden. and Wing Truck & Trailer. Cash Prizes and lots of excitement. Free parking and free admission. Band Concert in the Boonville Village Gazebo. (Downtown Boonville) |
| Saturday - August 16 | |
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6 to 11
7:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 9 to 4 9 till 5 10:00 10 to ? 11:00 12:00 3:00 4:00 4:30 to ? Til 6:00 |
ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST of ham, pancakes, eggs, orange juice, coffee, and toast. All You Can Eat. (Masonic Temple, Schuyler St.)
Judging of Log Trucks. All interested competitors report to the fairground's track area along with truck. 6th ANNUAL WOODSMEN'S CLASSIC CANOE & KAYAK RACE... ACA sanctioned. Racers may sign up near the pool in Erwin Park. Racing begins at 9:00 (approx.). NYS Champion Hydraulic Loader & Skidder Contest. Sponsored by NYS Timber Producers Association. Gates Open at the Boonville-Oneida County Fairgrounds (location of the Field Days). See the latest in forest industry displays, technology, heavy equipment, tools, wood crafts, souvenirs, food concessions and much more. Dodge-Pratt-Northam Outdoor Arts & Crafts Show. (106 Schuyler St.) - Gift shop open all weekend (10 AM to 4 PM). Mini-Seminars held at the fairgrounds in the new Forestry Educational Building . All Seminars are free and open to the public. 9:00 to 10:00 New York City water shed and the need for proper forestry 10:00 to 11:00 Firewood Alert - NYS Firewood Regulations 11:00 to 12:00 New York State and the Emerald Ash Borer Outbreak 12:00 to 1:00 PARADE BREAK 1:00 to 2:00 Woody Biomass - A Home Grown Renewable Resource for Bio Energy & Bio Products 2:00 to 3:00 Woody Biomass Heating Potential in the North Country 3:00 to 4:00 Forest Invasives 4:00 to 5:00 Ethanol from Wood Throughout the day --- Hydraulic Loader "Skill Games". Registration day of event; open to qualified operators. (Fairgrounds) Country-Style Chicken Barbecue - Big M parking lot. Benefit for the Ukraine Ministry. NORTHEAST JUNIOR LUMBERJACK CHAMPIONSHIPS sponsored by Northeast Stihl. (Fairgrounds - Next to the large, yellow craft building) NYS WOODSMEN'S FIELD DAYS PARADE - 2008 Largest forest industry parade in the Northeast; featuring equipment, log truck competitions, bands, floats, queens and wood nymphs. Ceremonies at Fairgrounds, coronation of 2008 Miss Forest Queen and Miss Jr. Forest Queen and Plaque presentation to Honorary Grand Parade Marshal. WORLD'S OPEN LUMBERJILL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST --- Log Rolling, Stock Chainsaw, Axe Throw, Two-Women Crosscut, Bow Sawing, One-Women Crosscut, and Speed Chopping. Naming of the 2008 World's Open Championship Lumberjill. Sponsored by Husqvarna Forest & Garden. (To 7:30 PM) Roast Beef Dinner hosted by Boonville United Methodist Church. 202 Main Street, Boonville. Ham Dinner, Trinity Episcopal Church. Schuyler Street, Boonville. Visit the yellow Exhibit Hall on the grounds and see a large collection of woodcrafts and demonstrations. |
| Sunday - August 17 | |
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6 to 11
8:00 9 to 4 10:00 10:30 12:00 |
ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST of ham, pancakes, eggs, orange juice, coffee, and toast. All You Can Eat. (Masonic Temple, Schuyler St.)
Gates Open at the Boonville-Oneida County Fairgrounds (location of the Field Days). See the latest in forest industry displays, technology, heavy equipment, tools, wood crafts, souvenirs, food concessions and much more. (9 AM to 4 PM) Dodge-Pratt-Northam Outdoor Arts & Crafts Show. (106 Schuyler St.) - Gift shop open all weekend (10 AM to 4 PM). Throughout the day --- Hydraulic Loader "Skill Games". Registration day of event; open to qualified operators. (Fairgrounds) Chainsaw Carving Contest Using Ice - Contest to be held on "Chainsaw Row". Sponsored by GKS Your Oregon Super Store. WORLD'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WOODSMEN'S CONTEST... Chainsawing, One-man Crosscut, Jack & Jill Crosscut, Two-man Crosscut, Bow Sawing, Axe Throwing, Underhand Chopping, Log Rolling, Standing Block Chop, and Spring-board Chop. Naming of the 2008 NYS Open Champion Woodsman. Sponsored by Stihl, Husqvarna Forest & Garden, and Dolmar Power Products |