The event in Webster Springs began on Friday, May 26. It includes saw competitions and springboard competitions and of course, woodchopping competitions. The athletes are competing for the title of Southeastern World Champion Woodchopper, as well as more than $30,000 in prize money.
Since 1960, the small town of Hayward, Wisconsin, has hosted what has been called the "Olympics of the forest," featuring competitive events for lumberjacks (and lumberjills).