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South Fork, Colorado: Biggin The Lumberjack

Giant lumberjack, 24 feet tall, carved from a single Douglas Fir in 1987, stands in front of Biggin's (formerly The Hungry Logger) restaurant. The woodsman's name was originally Big'un.

Address:
47 Colorado 149, South Fork, CO
Directions:
West side of US Hwy 160 at Vista St.
Phone:
719-873-2256
RA Rates:
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Lumberjack.

Biggin The Lumberjack

Restaurant closed this time of year. But the lumberjack is still fun to stop for.

[Amanda, 01/24/2014]

Biggin the Logger.

Biggin The Lumberjack

At the Hungry Logger, Biggin is a 24-foot tall wooden lumberjack carved out of a 450-year-old Douglas fir. It was done by Ron McDowell in the summer of 1987.

[Christy Dauterive, 10/22/2013]

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