FACT SHEET: Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud

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FACT SHEET: Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud Lumberjack Sports International Launches Smokies’ Newest, Rowdiest Dinner Show

Name of Attraction Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud (also known as “Lumberjack Feud”) – The Smokies’ newest and rowdiest dinner show featuring world-champion timber sports athletes (www.lumberjackfeud.com) Location 2713 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (located in the heart of Pigeon Forge, between lights #3 and #4, on the left when driving toward the Great Smoky Mountains National Park)  Pigeon Forge is a major gateway to the nation’s most-visited park, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park  Located in East Tennessee, approximately 30 miles from Knoxville

Opening Date Open to the public beginning August 26, 2011 Show Details Lumberjack Feud demonstrates the legacy of the American logger with a showcase of action, competition, drama and comedy. Set in the 1930s, the show depicts two feuding Smoky Mountain logging families, competing for rights to log the last remaining timber tract before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park permanently shuts down the timber industry throughout the Park’s preserve. Throughout the show, more than 10 different timber sport events are performed with the world-class skill and daring of world-class athletes, featuring tree-climbing, axe-throwing, chopping, sawing and log-rolling. Ticket prices (including military discounts), group information and show schedules can be located at www.lumberjackfeud.com or by calling toll- free (855) 244-3383.

Facility Details $10 million, 34,000-square-foot arena, with indoor vertical space that accommodates 55-foot tree-climbing events

Affiliations Lumberjack Feud is owned and operated by Lumberjack Sports International (www.lumberjacksports.com), a Hayward, Wisconsin- based company. In partnership with STIHL (www.stihlusa.com), America’s top-selling brand of handheld outdoor power equipment, Lumberjack Sports International brings all the action and excitement of timber sports to audiences with live competitions, televised events and the best athletes in the sport today. The STIHL Timbersports Series has become the proving ground for the top competitive timber sports athletes. Lumberjack Sports International also owns the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show, based in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Key Personnel Rob Scheer, President / CEO of Lumberjack Sports International, Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud, and Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show