Bangor Lumberjacks
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| Bangor Lumberjacks | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ballpark | Mahaney Diamond (2003), Winkin Sports Complex (2004) |
| Based in | Bangor, Maine |
| Team Colors | Black, Red, Forest Green, and White |
| League(s) | Northeast League (2003-2004)
Northern League (1999-2002) |
The Bangor Lumberjacks were an independent minor league baseball team in the Northeast League. They were originally the Adirondack Lumberjacks and were operated out of Glens Falls, New York until the end of the 2002 season.
The Lumberjacks moved to Bangor, Maine to start 2003 and made the playoffs in their second season there, but lost again to the Jackals, who once again used their victory over the 'Jacks as a springboard to their fourth league championship (the others came in 1998 in the NeL and 2001 and 2002 in the Northern League). In 2003, the Lumberjacks played in Orono at Mahaney Diamond and in 2004 they played at Bangor's Winkin Sports Complex.
After the season, losing money, the Lumberjacks folded and Bangor was stripped of its membership in the Can-Am League. Most of the teams roster became The Grays, the second traveling team in the Northeast/CanAm League in two years. (The Grays' roster after a certain date became the roster for the expansion Sussex Skyhawks.)
The Lumberjacks were one of the more successful teams in the NeL, winning three championships and a Northern League championsip (2000).
