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    "Minor Lumber Co., Bay Mill, 1889. The Old Prentis Mill, purchased by the Minor Lumber Company in 1886, after failure of Prentis, 1884"

    "Fletcher, Pack & Co., River Mill, 1890"

    "Eales Brothers Shingle Mill, June 2, 1907. Built June 1895. Besser Stave Mill and Cleveland Stave Mill and Alpena Excelsior Co. in Background"

    "Gilchrist Mill and Log Pond, 1907"

    "Log train at Island Mill Bank, March 1911"

    "Fletcher, Pack & Co., Bay Mill, 1895"

    "Rebuilt Churchill Lumber Co., Mill, Fall 1889"

    "Churchill Mill, 1894"

    "Luther Shingle Mill Crew, 1895"

    "Luther Shingle Mill, 1895"

    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.

    Sawmill interior.

    The Churchill Mill was situated at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River and was originally built in the Winter of 1871 by F. N. Barlow. In 1877, W.L. and H.D. Churchill purchased the property. The mill was rebuilt twice after that. The mill employed about 55 men. The Churchill ...

    People in front of a logging camp during the winter could be family visiting or cooks with their helpers and chore boys.

    W.L. and H.D. Churchill Lumber Company. This mill was first built by F.N. Barlow in 1871. It was purchased by the Churchills in 1877. During the season of 1882, it cut 17,250,000 feet of lumber and about 5,000,000 feet of lath. The firm also had a store and a wagon ...

    Badore Lumber Camp Account Ledger, 1884 - 1886

    Badore Lumber Camp Account Ledger, 1886 - 1887

    Brush Creek Lumber Camp Account Ledger, 1894-1896

    Brush Creek Lumber Camp Account Ledger, 1896-1897

    Brush Creek Lumber Camp Account Ledger, 1897-1898