American Loggers

Television series

American Loggers is a television series on the Discovery Channel. It was shot in Maine, debuted in 2009, and went off the air in 2011 after three seasons.

## Storyline

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The show follows the Pelletier family from Millinocket, Maine. With their companies Gerald Pelletier, Inc and Pelletier Brothers, Inc they have a long tradition of logging in the North Maine Woods region of northern woods of Maine.

Meanwhile, the family has expanded the fields they work in. Trailer manufacturing and a restaurant business (now closed) and possibly insurance have been added to the business.

## Episodes

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Season| Episodes| Originally aired

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First aired| Last aired
1| 10| February 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)| September 3, 2009 (2009-09-03)
2| 10| February 19, 2010 (2010-02-19)| April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)
3| 10| March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04)| May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)

## Reception

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Common Sense Media rated the show 3 out of 5 stars.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Ashby, Emily. "American Loggers". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* American Loggers at IMDb
* americanloggers.com the website of the Pelletier family

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