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    Schooners were made in different sizes. Every schooner must be fore-and-aft rigged and have a minimum of two masts. They had the ability to carry large loads and were more controllable. Maintenance c

    An unknown three-mast schooner is docked at the Butterfield and Crable Mill near Dock Street (North Second Avenue) and the swing bridge in the Thunder Bay River.

    See the Great Lakes Maritime Collection database for more information on these vessels.

    Scene of the Thunder Bay River below Ninth Street Bridge showing the extensive lumber industry along the river. The scow-schooner SEA BIRD was built in Trenton, Michigan in 1881.

    A scene along the Thunder Bay River in Alpena, Michigan, with stacks of lumber along the shores and vessels tied up along the river banks.

    The sorting gap was where logs were sorted according to owner by reading the mark on the end of each log.

    The sorting gap was where logs were sorted according to owner by reading the mark on the end of each log. The logs were then sent to the relevant mills.