In the foothills of the coast range is a town whose history is linked to the trees. In the 1920s, Vernonia's Oregon-American Sawmill was billed as the largest in the world. The town celebrates its timber industry legacy each year with the annual Vernonia Friendship Jamboree & Logging Show. This year's party is the 57th, and small-town charm is the name of the game.
The centerpiece of the festival is the logging show (noon-4 p.m. Sunday). Watch as logging skills are tested and lumberjacks vie for bragging rights. Other family events include a citywide parade (11 a.m. Saturday), food and craft vendors, black powder encampment, fishing derby, street dance (Friday night), softball tournament, petting zoo, motorcycle show and classic car cruise-in, Elvis tribute show (Saturday only), lawn mower races and a beer garden with live music each night.
Hours are generally noon-9 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, in Vernonia, Oregon 26 about an hour west of Portland; www.vernoniachamber.org.
-- Rosemarie Stein
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