PICS: 2025’s ‘Brrs, Beards & Brews: A Lumberjack Festival’ in Lansing

Hundreds of spectators turned out for the 2025 edition of "Brrs, Beards & Brews: A Lumberjack Festival" in Lansing, Michigan, over the weekend.

The quirky annual event featured several teams competing in a series of skill-testing games to try to win the coveted "Feats of Strength" trophy, a mustache and beard competition, and plenty of food and drink for everyone.

"Feats of Strength" at Lansing's Lumberjack Festival

One of the more unusual "Feats of Strength" competitions was "Swinging Sausages". All the teams donned harnesses with hot dogs dangling from them. Team members had one minute to swing the wieners into their mouths or over their shoulders as many times as they could for points.

If a contestant's efforts resulted in a broken hot dog, they were eliminated. Definitely harder than it sounds.

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Chopping and stacking wood, cornhole, holding heavy steins and a tug-of-war were also featured at different points.

The Beard Competition at Lansing's Lumberjack Festival

Trophies were awarded for judges' favorite beards in a variety of categories at "Brrs, Beards & Brews: A Lumberjack Festival", including "Longest & Strongest", "Velveteen Vigor", "Bizzaro & Beautiful" and "Best Overall".

There was even a category for mustaches - "The Stache Stands Alone".

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Check out more than 100 fun pics from the day!