Source: minnesota.cbslocal.com --- Tuesday, August 30, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some families spend their summers around the campfire. Or maybe the kids go to summer camp for a week or two, be it Basketball camp, hockey camp, or art camp. But have you ever spent a summer day log rolling? It’s a sport that maybe you’ve watched at a fair, but trying it out is a whole different story. Abby Hoeshler comes from a long line of world champion log rollers. Her mother is a seven-time world log rolling champion. Hoeshler is making it her mission to make sure that athletes across the world have an opportunity to try the sport she loves so much, and that’s what makes her a Minnesotan to Meet. Sunshine, swimming and plenty of sand is what you would expect to see at Cedar Lake for quick stop at Hidden Beach, not log rolling. Hoeshler is just trying to make sure others aren’t afraid to try the sport she loves so much. “My family they weren’t log rollers or lumber barrens. My mom grew up in Hayward, Wisconsin, where the world championships were held,” she said. Hoeshler learned how to roll at her local YMCA in Wisconsin. “I think there is something about balancing on a spinning log in the water. … It really feels like you accomplish something when you learn how to maneuver the log in the water,” she said. After college at the University of Vermont, she wanted to pursue her goal of making Minnesota the mecca of log rolling, so she moved to Minneapolis and started Key Log Rolling . “It’s exciting, it’s ea ...
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