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    Scene of the Thunder Bay River below Ninth Street Bridge showing the extensive lumber industry along the river.

    Sawmill interior.

    Above was derived from the "History of the Lake Huron Shore" (1883).

    A cook shack at the sire of a logging operation. There was usually a head cook, assistants, and a "chore boy." Three meals a day were served with lunch being taken to the men in the woods.

    The Besser Stave Mill (aka The Besser - Churchill Co.) produced pieces of wood, which were assembled into barrels. It was located along the Thunder Bay River between Johnson St. and what was once For

    Trelfa number Cr-6

    Ninth Street Bridge, Alpena, Michigan during flood on April 23, 1923.

    Chisholm Street Bridge. This bridge was damaged during a Spring flood in 1923, but not rebuilt until 1932 when it was renamed the George Washington Memorial Bridge. Note the logs in the Thunder Bay R

    Trelfa number 4-115

    Trelfa number 2-478-1

    Log mark or marks for Whittock, Charles R in Alpena, Michigan.

    Log mark or marks for Richardson Lumber Co in Alpena, Michigan.

    Log mark or marks for Widner, J. A. in Alpena, Michigan.

    Railroad logging crew in front of a Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railway car.

    Once done by horses, the steam loaders made loading logs onto railroad cars much easier. The horse-drawn piece of equipment shown on the right is a "big wheel." The big axle allowed it to be driven o

    Loading or unloading logs on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car.

    Log mark or marks for Alpena Hoop & Lumber Co in Alpena, Michigan.

    Log mark or marks for C. O. Avery in Alpena, Michigan.

    Log mark or marks for E. O. Avery & Co in Alpena, Michigan.

    Log mark or marks for Bewick Comstock & Co.in Alpena, Michigan.