Axe Women Loggers Of Maine

Axe Women Loggers of Maine displayed their skills at the Mississippi Ag & Outdoor Expo August 6-8 2021. The all-female team come from across the country and perform logging sports including: axe throwing, underhand chop, crosscut sawing and crowd favorite, log rolling. Alissa Wetherbee, co-owner of Maine team, is an IronJill, meaning she chops, saws and logrolls. Her husband and co-owner, Mike Wetherbee, officiated the event.

In 2019 Alissa became the first person to logroll across the Mississippi River. Andrea, 30-year logging sport competitor and IronJill, took home first place in the axe throwing competition and underhand chop.

Sarah, also known as “Pennsylvania Page,” is the first of the Axe Women Pathfinders and an ambassador for logging sports. Zoe is the youngest and attends the University of Vermont.

Stihl sponsors the Axe Women Loggers of Maine with safety equipment, fuel and hardware. The group performs at 20 venues per year on average.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Touted as the largest outdoor show ever held in Mississippi, the inaugural Mississippi Ag & Outdoor Expo took place August 6-8, 2021 at the Mississippi Trade Mart Center in Jackson. The 110,000 sq. ft. venue featured more than 100 exhibitors representing the state’s agriculture, wildlife and forestry, from Red Stag hunting guides to Gulf Coast fishing charters, and farming equipment to turkey calls and everything in between. Hosted by the Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation, the event drew a crow more than 7,000 strong.