|Middletown Life Photo Essay|
Stumpy’s Hatchet House: T Whether it is a corporate event, a bachelor party or just a group of friends and family, Stumpy’s Hatchet House has become the place where the joy of good company meets the thrill of nailing a bullseye Text by Richard L. Gaw Derived from the French word Hachette, the hatchet traces its origins to 6000 BC, and for the next several millenniums, it was – and still is – used as a single blade striking tool to cut tree wood. By the 1940s, hatchet throwing competitions known as Loggersports began to be introduced at lumber camps to see who the most accurate lumberjack was, and by 2020 the activity had spawned a surge in popularity that led to the opening of hundreds of hatchet throwing venues in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Continued on Page 46
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