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Westwood’s Annual Paul Bunyan Festival Scheduled for July 5th and 6th

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Get ready lumberjacks! Westwood’s biggest party of the year is happening July 5th and 6th and you are invited! The Westwood Area Chamber of Commerce is presenting their 31st annual Paul Bunyan Days Festival including a street dance, a fun run, live music in the park, a community breakfast and a parade through the middle of town.

Experience the history, the heritage and the true pioneer spirit of Westwood – a town carved out of the forest by the Red River Lumber Company just over a century ago.

When Red River moved into Lassen County they brought the legend of Paul Bunyan to Westwood where the first printed storybooks were created. Babe the Blue Ox, Brimstone Bill and Paul’s other friends were created in Westwood as part of a 30-year advertising campaign boasting Red River’s Paul Bunyan Pine.

Paul Bunyan's Prosperity Special from an advertising book about the new rail corridor. ~From http://fhsarchives.wordpress.com
Paul Bunyan’s Prosperity Special from an advertising book about the new rail corridor. ~From http://fhsarchives.wordpress.com

The Paul Bunyan Festival kicks-off with a free street dance featuring Forgery Friday night from 8:00 until 11:00p.m.

Saturday’s festivities start at 7:00a.m., with the Museum Log Camp Breakfast at the Community Center.

Registration for the 6th Annual 5K Fun Run also begins at 7:00a.m., and the run itself starts at 8:00.

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The Big Paul Bunyan Parade

The parade begins at 10:30 finishing at Westwood Park just in time for the Paul Bunyan Mountain Festival. We’ll be there with our SusanvilleStuff cameras to capture all of the parade excitement.

Once the parade has cleared the gates people will be able to enter Westwood Park where live blues music will be playing all afternoon. The Jason King Band will play from 12:00 to 2:00 and the Kyle Rowland Band will play at 2:30.

Festival Gates open at 11:00a.m., at Greenwood and 2nd Street. Tickets for adults are $5, seniors and children $4, and children under 12 get in for $3. Children’s activity area not include in admission price.

The Logging Show

The Logging Show and Competition starts at noon and is an all afternoon event. A junior logging show is also part of the afternoon festivities and competes for popularity with the older loggers. You won’t want to miss it.

According to the event organizers there will be numerous craft antique and collectibles and food vendors with enough of a variety to satisfy all appetites and wallets.

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Jeremy Couso
Jeremy Couso
SusanvilleStuff.com Publisher/Editor
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