Logging: a background - Michigan State University
网页Pine logging in the Lake States was essentially completed by 1900, following which the lumbering of hemlock and hardwood species begin to gain in importance. The pioneer settlers of the 1820s found a land covered by dense stands of virgin timber; scarcely 50 years later, Michigan was the leading lumber producer in the nation.
From wilderness to wasteland: How the destruction of Michigan’s …
网页2018年10月17日 · “For those that don’t know, most of Lower Michigan’s forests were clearcut during the logging era, and that was about 1850 to 1910.” This logging era got underway just as the Erie Canal opened, and just as white settlers gained control of the land of Michigan from its indigenous people.
Century-old photos show the epic scale of Michigan's lumber era - mlive
网页2018年7月15日 · This Library of Congress image from May 1936, taken in Michigan, shows the enormous wheels traditionally used to drive logging teams -- these wheels in particular were 10 feet in diameter.
MICHIGAN FORESTS DURING THE LOGGING ERA - Michigan …
网页By 1897 over 160 billion board feet was logged from Michigan forests. Today, the forest has about 70 billion board feet of sawtimber. If 160 billion board feet of logs were laid out in a pile four feet high and eight feet wide, it would go around the world about 50 times, or to the moon and back about five times!
Deep Woods Frontier: Logging in northern Michigan - YouTube
网页Logging was perhaps the most transformative environmental process in Michigan’s natural history. This illustrated presentation with author and historian Theo...
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum - State of Michigan
网页Situated among the towering trees of Lower Michigan’s largest remaining stand of old growth white pine, Hartwick Pines Logging Museum depicts the state’s 19th-century logging era, an industry that changed Michigan’s landscape, people and economy in ways that can still be seen today.
Sustainably Managing Michigan's Forests
网页Michigan's nearly 20 million acres of forest land support a diverse industry and some of the best hard maple and red oak timber in the world. View a directory of sawmills, pulp and paper mills, wood product manufacturers, foresters, loggers and …
A Brief History of Lumbering in Michigan - Michigan History
网页The logging era in Michigan still holds a fascination and glamour for many. The millions and millions of board feet of Michigan lumber truly helped build this country, but we will never see this again, as the trees are now gone.
Railroad logging - Michigan State University
网页Michigan’s logging railroads carried more than just pine logs for sawmills. Huge timbers were cut for use in the shipbuilding industry, as well as for the homes of wealthy European aristocrats. Many Upper Peninsula railroads carried timbers for shaft and tunnel supports in iron and copper mines.
MiLogin and online accounts - State of Michigan
网页MiLogin is the centralized State of Michigan's identity management solution that allows users the ability to access many state services and systems online across multiple state agencies, using a single user ID and password. MiLogin is managed by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB).
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