John M. Reid

The 16th Annual Northwest Logging Modelers Convention will be held at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie the weekend of August 20–21.

Friday: A guided tour of NRM Logging Equipment; a tour of the Issaquah Historical Society Museum (Donkeys); and layout tours of Ken Schmelzer’s Pino Grande Lumber and Russ Segner’s Coal Creek Lumber Co.

Saturday: A diesel excursion behind Fairbanks Morse WRL #1; logging clinics; a presentation by Scott Barrett on Vail-McDonald Rail Tails with Vintage Steam Logging movies; and a Barbecue dinner in North Bend. BYOB.

Full registration is $25.00 (including BBQ), the train excursion is $20.00, and Saturday-only registration is $15.00 (without BBQ). For more info, contact J. Clark McAbee, (253) 906-5826, loggnhstry@aol.com.