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Flagstaff, Arizona: Louie the Lumberjack

Carved from a ten-foot tree trunk, Louie once stood outside the Lumberjack Cafe. It closed in 1973. Louie remained until 2025, then moved indoors to Northern Arizona University.

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Carved lumberjack.

Louie the Lumberjack Statue

Louie is a 10-foot-tall, 990-pound lumberjack statue, made of cedar, that has stood outside one of Flagstaff's oldest restaurants for decades. The wood is cracking and needs a new paint job. So Wally Baird has taken him home and is restoring him, including giving him a new axe. He is due back at the restaurant, Granny's Closet, in August 2009.

[Jay, 06/20/2009]

Louie the Lumberjack

Address:
218 S. Milton Rd, Flagstaff, AZ
Directions:
North edge of downtown, on the south side of Route 66, at its intersection with W. Tucson Ave.
Hours:
August 2025: Moved indoors to N.A. University.
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In the region:
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