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Modern Logging in the North |
In the upper Great Lakes states, logging is a vital industry. This video takes you into the world of today's loggers and examines the latest equipment and techniques used to harvest this natural resource.
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Life in the Lumber Camps |
Four retired lumberjacks give first person accounts of life in the woods. They describe what the dawn-to-dusk routine was like including the food, bunkhouses, log drives, and other fascinating elements of lumbering life.
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Wisconsin Lumberjacks |
The use of archival film from the late 1920's in a working camp helps to show what life was really like for the lumberjacks of Wisconsin. This video gives a thorough idea of what life on a day-to-day basis was like for these woodsmen.
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Wisconsin Logging |
With the use of historic photos and archival film taken in a working camp, the logging era up to World War II is described. The focus is on peak logging in the early 1900's. Logging practices and the need for responsible wood harvesting are discussed.
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