Collection:
Lumbering Collection
Description:
River drivers driving logs down the Pike River near either the Dow or Roller dams.
Catalog Number:
0011.7.5
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Place:
Amberg, WI
Print Size:
5 x 7
Search Terms:
Pike River
Subjects:
Log drives
Title:
Pike River log drive
KID TALK:
River driving was very dangerous work. River drivers had to be sure footed and careful not to fall off a log where they could easily be crushed between floating logs. They used long pike poles to move the logs into place and wore spiked shoes to help them walk on the slippery logs.
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Log drive on the Pike River
Log drive on the Pike River