Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

Sorting Gap in the Thunder Bay River

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Slides
Description
This "sorting gap" in the Thunder Bay River was a series of pens made of logs chained together. Men with "pike poles" would stand on the logs, read the "log mark" on the logs coming down the river. The mark identified which lumber company owned the log. Then using the pike pole, the men would guide the log into the pen of that company. The company that provided this service was known as a boom company.
Date of Original
c 1890
Dimensions
Width: 5306 px
Height: 3624 px
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 5306px
Image Height: 3624px
Subject(s)
Logs
Lumber
Lumber industry
Rivers
Vessels
Collection
Ann Taber Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Thunder Bay River:
    Alpena
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 45.0653174497522 Longitude: -83.4336083068848
Donor
Tim Taber
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Ann Taber Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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