This top 20 Southeast Tourism Society event honors an industry that was vital to the local economy at the turn of the century. The Sawmill Festival is a family event featuring continuous live music, a cypress sawmill display, numerous tournaments, a passe partout (two-person saw) contest, arts & crafts, a Cajun cook-off, rides and games, fireworks and the terrific food that made Cajun Country famous.
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• Website:http://www.cypresssawmill.com