Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo Announces 2025 Details
The 79th Annual Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo will roll into Escanaba, Mich. September 4-6, 2025. The Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo is the largest cut-to-length forest products trade show in the Midwest, drawing from Canada, and across the U.S. Fabick Cat serves once again as the major sponsor of the Expo. The show will be located at the U.P. State Fairgrounds, and we are thrilled to be back in Michigan for 2025!
Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Executive Director, explains that the Expo provides the opportunity for everyone to learn about new technologies in forestry and heavy equipment while networking with fellow members and colleagues. Exhibitors can showcase their products and services to a variety of interests including professional loggers, truckers, firewood cutters, landowners, students, and families.
This year the Expo is excited to welcome the Wisconsin & U.P. Chainsaw Racing Assn. to the show. They will run a chainsaw racing contest on Saturday morning, September 6th from 8 a.m.–noon. Another new addition to this year’s show will be a Logger’s Breakfast, offered by the Gladstone Knights of Columbus on Saturday morning beginning at 8am.
The Komatsu and Roland Machinery Forwarder Operator Challenge demonstrates the skills of experienced operators through a challenging course while competing side by side. The Barko Loader Contests will once again time the skill and accuracy of log construction by the participants. Favorites, including the tug-of-war and bowling pin toss, will also welcome willing participants during the Expo.
The annual Kickoff Event on Thursday evening, beginning at 6 pm.. in the Miracle of Life Building, offering dinner, drinks, and raffles to raise funds for CMN Hospitals through Log A Load for Kids.
The Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. The Expo officially opens at noon on Thursday, September 4th, and ends at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $20, covering all three days. Children under 18 are free.
Visit gltpa.org.
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