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McGill's Woodsmen celebrate the history and culture of lumberjacks

University set to host opposing teams for third tournament of the season

It almost feels like a cabin you might find in Northern Quebec country. It’s warm and intimate, a welcoming feeling on a cold day.

At McGill’s Macdonald campus, located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the shed is filled with giant saws, axes of all kinds and huge stacks of wood that certainly aren’t there to be someone’s kindling.

The shed, along with a snowy field of throwing axe targets and climbing poles serve as home base for the McGill Woodsmen.

Classified as: Woodsmen, Lumberjacks, Lumberjills
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Published on: 25 Jan 2018

STÉPHANIE BÉLANGER-NAUD À L'ASSAUT DU CHAMPIONNAT CANADIEN

 

Ayant grandi sur une ferme, Stéphanie Bélanger-Naud a tailladé ses premières pièces de bois après son arrivée au campus Macdonald de l'Université McGill, à Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. «C'est un sport qui m'était inconnu avant d'arriver à McGill, raconte-t-elle. Ça m'a beaucoup intriguée et j'ai rapidement eu la piqûre.»

Read more in L’Avenir et des rivières

Classified as: Macdonald Campus, Woodsmen, Lumberjacks, Lumberjills
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Published on: 12 Jul 2016

Mac women chop down the competition at the 56th annual Macdonald College Woodsmen Competition

 

The sun was out, the saws were out and our Woodsmen teams performed fabulously over the weekend. Thanks to all on campus and the many alumni who helped make the 56th annual Woodsmen Competition a success.

Classified as: Macdonald Campus, Woodsmen competition, Woodsmen, Lumberjacks, Lumberjills
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Published on: 26 Jan 2016
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