Photo of Logging in Michigan 1880-99

by Andrew on January 8, 2010

Logging in Michigan in the 1880s

This happy looking gentleman is using a pair of gorgeous draft horses to pull the cumbersome logging sled. The Library of Congress page for this photo states that it was taken in Michigan sometime between 1880 and 1899. The use of ice roads (the original ice road truckers? :) ) and logging sleds similar to the one in the photo were integral in the logging of Michigan’s white pine forests.

More information on logging sleds via this Michigan State University website

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