Global InformationGreat Alaskan Lumberjack Show information
| Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show | |
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| Company | Lumberjack Sports International |
| Genre | Woodsman |
| Show type | Resident |
| Date of premiere | May 2000 |
| Location | 420 Spruce Mill Way Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Creative team | |
| Founder | Rob Scheer |
| Official website | |
The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show is a lumberjack show performed in Ketchikan, Alaska. Established in May 2000 by Rob Scheer, the show, is put on by the Wisconsin-based Lumberjack Sports International. Located near the Ketchikan Creek, the show's venue has 475 seats and is at the former site of the Ketchikan Spruce Mill, which closed in 1993. Ketchikan's economy once had a heavy reliance on the wood industry, peaking at the beginning of the 20th century but declining by the 1990s. The show pays homage to the city's lumber history.
Two teams of two lumberjacks each compete for the title of "King of the Woods". One team represents the Spruce Mill team of Ketchikan, while the other represents the Dawson Creek team of the Yukon. With a one-hour run time, the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show features 13 events. The events include axe throwing, boom running, bucksawing, chainsaw carving, crosscut sawing, hot sawing, logrolling, obstacle pole racing, relay racing, speed climbing, tree climbing, tree topping, underhand chopping, and woodchopping. The show received positive reviews for being an engaging production that teaches about lumberjack history.