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Lumberjack Games:
Every July, some of the burliest and nimblest men and women from around the world descend on Hayward to chop, saw, and run across spinning logs. Writer Lew Freedman shares the story of the Lumberjack World Championships.
Lew Freedman is a sports writer and the author of Timber! The Story of the Lumberjack World Championships.
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