Hit the road, Jack! Lumberjills chip their way into timber sports

Samantha Graves, of Victor, N.Y., competes in the standing block chop at the 2025 Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin.

'Lumberjills' chip away at Paul Bunyon stereotypes at the 65th annual Lumberjack Championship, with more women than ever before competing in the Hayward, Wisconsin, event.

(Image credit: Maayan Silver)