White Pine History: Logging in Michigan

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• JA

  @jackpinesavage1628 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m an old man, living in Northeastern Michigan. <br>This year, in April, on my birthday, I planted 100 white pine seedlings on my land.

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• JI

  @jimeagle1952 · 5 years ago

  My father was a UP logger. He was the hardest working person I&apos;ve ever known. <br>Great movie!

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• MA

  @mandychapin9411 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I love my MI history! My dream vacation is just to trot around the state with my husband, camping, fishing and biking. I feel absolutely no need to leave the state to vacation. Being right here in the mitten is all I need! ❤️✋🏖️🛥️

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• SI

  @SilenceDoGood4th · 4 years ago

  I grew up in Grayling and now live in Gaylord, I explore alot of the old logging camps, properties and ghost towns in the area, what amazing history. My great great grandfather was an Irish immigrant whom came came north logging and settled in Grayling

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• RO

  @robtsologtr · 3 years ago

  I grew up on a farm bordering the Chippewa River (which connects to the Tittapawasee) near Mt Pleasant, MI. &nbsp;The woods still had many white pine stumps. &nbsp;My grandfather had dynamited stumps in the 1920’s to open up fields for farming. &nbsp;There were still pine stump/root ball cattle fence used in the 1960/70’s.

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• GR

  @granskare · 7 years ago

  in the UP, there were many Finns..the story is that a Norwegian guy had to learn Finnish in order to talk with some one :)

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• NO

  @NoBugsNoPeople · 2 years ago

  I truly love this land 💙💚 Michigan forever 💚

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• JA

  @jasondykstra5985 · 12 years ago

  Best michigan logging historic video I have seen yet<br>Thank you !

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• RI

  @RioSul50 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My great-great-great grandfather was a logger in Michigan in the ealy 1800&apos;s, I think about 1820.. I may be out one generation. My father was born in 1912. My grandfather was 39 years old when my father was born. I estimate my grandfather was born about 1873. As far as I know I am the only family member (I may have a 2nd cousin living in MI but have not seen/heard from her since the 1980&apos;s) living in Michigan now.

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• DA

  @daveninjaneuro7089 · 5 years ago

  this is like a nighttime story with that music; what a lullaby :)

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• DA

  @davidjsouth231 · 3 years ago

  My great grandfather was part of the logging industry in Michigan

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• JW

  @JWSSpeedo · 7 years ago

  I was born in Ironwood lived in bergland MI. White pine is a nice town up the road from there. The upper peninsula gave all it had trees copper iron ore. This is a real tribute to the area.

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