My grandfather bought 40 acres about 1948 or so in Gogebic county Mi. The first pictures of it had log long-houses on it just like in the video. They eventually took all but one down and we still own it to this day.
back in 1980, i was 16 years old. i met a 94 year old man, who was a old time lumberjack. this would have been his era. i'm from the u.p. i remember the handshake. he had a grip like vice grips. the first thing i thought of was, "he would have hell on wheels back when he was in his 50's. i thought that was pretty damn old back then. lumberjacks may have been thin and wirey, but they were very strong, due to the physical activity that they did. the henry ford mill wasn't to far from where i live. about 1 hour drive.
This is amazing..those men did some hard physical labor to make wood back then....not at all like today's "walk in the park"...compared to these old dudes!! Well Done!
There is a book by a Northern Michigan author called “Daylight in the Swamp”. Insane accounts of what working in those days were like. People would often get “exploded” by fallen white pines and in many cases no one knew their last names or how to notify their families.
The Routheaux's were loggers in Iron county. My oldest sister Sheila married Roy Routheaux in 1968. He told us stories of his father who was a logger in the 40's and 50's and showed us photos of themselves back in that time period
Wow some really cool footage. I have never seen anything like that tractor with the spiral drums for drive system. Some pretty unique looking rigs. Thanks for sharing Stu.
@@finpainter1 I can't thank you enough for this fantastic old movie!!!! I grew up in L'Anse and near Pequaming in the 1950s - we rode our bikes from Aura down to Pequaming all the time and spent many days exploring the old saw mill, power house as it was all pretty much abandoned. WISH I would have had a camera back then!!!
It is so difficult to comprehend just how difficult life and work was during these times. How houses and skyscrapers got built is a true testament to their John Wick focus, discipline, and sheer f*cking will - my forefathers will never stop amazing me. Grace be to them.
Wow that’s some great footage of the old Fordson’s at work. Really glad to see this posted up. I shared it with some guys from the Ford Fordson Collectors Assoc.
I noticed that the Fordsons with tracks had steering wheels instead of levers to control the direction etc and it all seemed to work just fine, wonder when they switched over to using levers? Loved those old spiral drum drive too, there is an old Dodge video of those going everywhere and thru everything, neat!!!!
This footage is amazing. It's almost hard to imagine what it was like to be actually doing the tree harvesting back then. At 7:10, wow looks like the first ever "powered" saw, took 2 people to operate it; a godsend.
At the time, these were the tireless wheels of progress. Nobody gave a thought to the devastating consequences of complete deforestation. Some areas are only now beginning to recover from that.
My parents had a home on a lake south of US. 2. They cut all the Hemlocks down years ago, except for about 50 yds From the lake, Virgin Hemlocks on their property. An old logging Rd was the only way to get there.
This is awesome know a few of these men they are the Saari's of the UP from Finland. AKA My great great Grandparents awesome footage!
My grandfather bought 40 acres about 1948 or so in Gogebic county Mi. The first pictures of it had log long-houses on it just like in the video. They eventually took all but one down and we still own it to this day.
back in 1980, i was 16 years old. i met a 94 year old man, who was a old time lumberjack. this would have been his era. i'm from the u.p. i remember the handshake. he had a grip like vice grips. the first thing i thought of was, "he would have hell on wheels back when he was in his 50's. i thought that was pretty damn old back then. lumberjacks may have been thin and wirey, but they were very strong, due to the physical activity that they did. the henry ford mill wasn't to far from where i live. about 1 hour drive.
This is amazing..those men did some hard physical labor to make wood back then....not at all like today's "walk in the park"...compared to these old dudes!! Well Done!
thanks
They had more hooks on the end of their arms then a bait store.
There is a book by a Northern Michigan author called “Daylight in the Swamp”. Insane accounts of what working in those days were like. People would often get “exploded” by fallen white pines and in many cases no one knew their last names or how to notify their families.
The Routheaux's were loggers in Iron county.
My oldest sister Sheila married Roy Routheaux in 1968.
He told us stories of his father who was a logger in the 40's and 50's and showed us photos of themselves back in that time period
Looks like every tractor tread idea they could think of actually worked!
sure did .thanks
Wow some really cool footage. I have never seen anything like that tractor with the spiral drums for drive system. Some pretty unique looking rigs. Thanks for sharing Stu.
yes sir
@@finpainter1 I can't thank you enough for this fantastic old movie!!!! I grew up in L'Anse and near Pequaming in the 1950s - we rode our bikes from Aura down to Pequaming all the time and spent many days exploring the old saw mill, power house as it was all pretty much abandoned. WISH I would have had a camera back then!!!
It is so difficult to comprehend just how difficult life and work was during these times. How houses and skyscrapers got built is a true testament to their John Wick focus, discipline, and sheer f*cking will - my forefathers will never stop amazing me. Grace be to them.
Wow , what a great old movie showing logging in the UP !!! 👍
thanks
Beautiful piano song!
Wow that’s some great footage of the old Fordson’s at work. Really glad to see this posted up. I shared it with some guys from the Ford Fordson Collectors Assoc.
I noticed that the Fordsons with tracks had steering wheels instead of levers to control the direction etc and it all seemed to work just fine, wonder when they switched over to using levers? Loved those old spiral drum drive too, there is an old Dodge video of those going everywhere and thru everything, neat!!!!
So cool to see that old footage. Those tractors looked like they went just about anywhere! Thanks for sharing Stu.
your welcome
Really puts things in perspective!! Can’t imagine the working conditions. Only the tough need apply.
This footage is amazing. It's almost hard to imagine what it was like to be actually doing the tree harvesting back then. At 7:10, wow looks like the first ever "powered" saw, took 2 people to operate it; a godsend.
This was great thanks for the video
That is a great video!
thanks
great vid
thanks
At the time, these were the tireless wheels of progress.
Nobody gave a thought to the devastating consequences of complete deforestation.
Some areas are only now beginning to recover from that.
These forest have more timber on them now than before.
Great video share here Fin! Have a good'nnn
thanks
At 11:07 I think that may be my grandfather Art Mcdonald he was a head sawyer at that mill
Interesting
That was cool
yes ,interesting also
Cool man. Do they still got some old growth in the UP Stu or has it all been harvested?
just a couple spots
My parents had a home on a lake south of US. 2.
They cut all the Hemlocks down years ago, except for about 50 yds
From the lake, Virgin Hemlocks on their property.
An old logging Rd was the only way to get there.
Estivant Pines near Copper Harbor.
My family, the Strong's and Wilder'
s were loggers in the U.P.
I Know who they are.
We used to find logs with log marks every spring after the floods subsided in Saginaw
a few always get away or sink.
Great to see the snow being panked around Alberta,eh.
9:00 - 9:20 what kind of tractor is that? I’ve never seen such a thing. Thanks
some are called cleat tracks
That is a Fordson Snow Motor.
There were no fat lumberjacks
Superior
You're not going to tell me that;s you in the younger years now are you Stu.?..lol.
nope
worked there asses off
yep
Are all woods dangerous?
Helping some narrative.. bye then