The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Presents: Lake States Logging Congress and Equipment Expo—An Annual Event For Over 65 Years. Over 200 indoor and outdoor exhibitors attend each year to showcase the best of the best when it comes to Log Splitters, Portable Sawmills, Compact Tractors & Logging Equipment, Implements, Chainsaw Carving, Wood/Pellet Stove Dealers and much, much more.

The first Logging Congress occurred on November 1 & 2, 1945 in Houghton, Michigan, and in 1948 the Congress began the practice of adding different locations to encourage greater exposure and participation. Now it its 66th year, the Logging Congress events have been known to attract over 300 booth set-ups, 3,500 attendees daily, and cover 875,000 square feet.