# @nauflagstaff on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxqca5VNtNq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13222842-nauflagstaff-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-09-26T17:20:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Northern Arizona University (@nauflagstaff) — https://gondola.cc/nauflagstaff

## Caption

Happy National #LumberjackDay!⁠ 🪓🌲⁠
Swipe ➡️ to see the many iterations of our favorite Lumberjack, Louie 🧔🏻⁠💙💛⁠
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1️⃣ ⁠Current day Louie, introduced in 2014 💙⁠
2️⃣⁠ Lumberjack motif used in 1968 🪓⁠
3️⃣⁠ Other iteration used in 1973 🌲⁠
4️⃣⁠ Lumberjack statue at the Lumberjack Café, 1970 🍽⁠
5️⃣⁠ Donated statue from the Lumberjack Café at the Skydome, 1980 📦⁠
6️⃣⁠ First appearance of a Lumberjack mascot at an NAU sporting event, 1985 🏈⁠
7️⃣⁠ Reimagined Lumberjack motif, 1987 ✨⁠
8️⃣⁠ First Lumberjack mascot referred to as "Louie", named after the popular song "Louie, Louie" by The Kingsmen 🎶⁠
9️⃣⁠ New Louie the Lumberjack Mascot introduced, 1994 💛⁠
🔟 Leaner, meaner Louie introduced, 2004 💪🏼⁠
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Which iteration of Louie is your favorite? 🤔⁠
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#Louie #LouieTheLumberjack #Lumberjack #NationalLumberjackDay #LouieLumberjack #NAU #NorthernArizonaUniversity #NAUFlagstaff #Flagstaff #Arizona #NorthernArizona #College #CollegeHistory

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