Photograph of Indian River Camp and Picnic Ground
Original caption: View from Indian River Camp and Picnic Ground. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Young Lady Skiing
Original caption: This young lady, although only seven years old skis down many of the slopes in this area. Upper Mich NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Forest Officer Roger White
Original caption: Release work now complete. Forest Officer (Roger White) is re-examining the area to see that work has been conducted properly. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Row of Jack Pines
Original caption: A row of jack pines in the American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Forest, dedicated August 1940. Ranger C. Chase and M. March-Mount noting seedlings growing about as high as stumps. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bathhouse, Parking Area, Bulletin Board and Register Box
Original caption: Bathhouse, parking area, bulletin board and register box. Effective arrangement except for bulletin board location. It spoils the view from this angle. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Plantation 14b in the Manistique District
Original caption: Plantation 14b, Manistique Dist. Along Thunder Lake Truck Trail. Seedling after release. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Old Charcoal Iron Furnace at Bay Furnace Picnic Ground
Original caption: Old Charcoal Iron Furnace at Bay Furnace Picnic Ground. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Uncut Hardwoods in Graves Brothers Sale Area
Original caption: Uncut hardwoods in Graves Bros. Sale area. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Jack Pine Defoliated by Jack Pine Budworm
Original caption: Jack pine defoliated by jack pine budworm. Raco, Michigan. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Thinning in Red Pine Plantation
Original caption: Thinning in Red Pine Plantation. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Wooden Pole and Iron Wheeled Oars Used for Logging in De...
Original caption: Showing wooden pole & iron wheeled oars used for logging in Delta County, in the early days. Upper Peninsula State Fair. Escanaba, Mich. Upper Mich. Nat'l Forest. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Sign at the Entrance of Carp River Campground
Original caption: Attractive non-standard sign erected at entrance of Carp River Campground on US Hwy. #2. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Line-Up of Winter Sports Fans
Original caption: A line-up of winter sports fans along the runway of one of the more difficult runs. A sharp turn to the right and down the slope to the flat on the right is the last part of the run, but many ... More
Photograph of Log Shelter, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Log shelter. Excellent construction in light sandy location. Good grade elevation. Preservation of existing birch, dogwood, aspen, cedar and ground cover plants which lend to the attractivenes... More
Photograph of Comfort Station, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Comfort station. Rough lumber, medium brown stain, good elevation, grade, preservation of surrounding vegetation and use of clay paths to regular foot travel and thereby preserve ground cover.... More
Photograph of Strips of Veneer, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Strips of veneer coming off the lathe. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campsite at Flowing Well Camp
Original caption: Campsite at Flowing Well camp and picnic grounds. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Heart Rot in Balsam
Original caption: Heart rot in balsam, showing how aunts mined wood in typical overage stem. Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Plantation Alternate Red and Jack Pine
Original caption: Plantation alternate red and jack pine. Ready for thinning-now 30 ft. high asst. Ranger Tardiff. St. Ignace RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Swimming Beach, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Camp 7 - swimming beach. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Lake Superior, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Lake Superior. Sault Ste. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of 30 Year Old Red and White Pine Stand
Original caption: 30 yr old red and white pine stand after timber stand improvement activities. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Skiers, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Evening finds many winter sports fans still using the slopes and enjoying themselves. Upper Mich NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Workers Unloading a Carload of Yellow Birch Flitches Use...
Original caption: Workers unloading a carlaod of yellow birch flitches used in making sliced veneer. These flitches were shipped from park falls, Wis., to the Birds Eye Veneer Company. In the background, veneer... More
Photograph of Chemical Wood Being Removed
Original caption: Graves Bros. Sale - chemical wood being removed- bolts and sawlogs cut last winter, Ranger Roberts. Munising District. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Little Bass Camp
Original caption: Campers at Little Bass camp and picnic grounds. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Loading Chemical Bolts, National Forest Service photogra...
Original caption: Loading chemical bolts. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of excavation, bulldozer, land management, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Ranger Youngblood in a Murphy Lake Hardwood Stand
Original caption: Ranger Youngblood in Murphy Lake hardwood stand. Yellow birch in foreground. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Alternate Red and Jack Pine Plantation
Original caption: Alternate red and jack pine plantation ready for thinning, 30 feet or higher. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Thinning in Red Pine Plantation
Original caption: Thinning in Red Pine Plantation. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Swimming Beach at Little Bass Campground
Original caption: Little Bass Campground - Swimming Beach. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Trout Fisherman on the Organtz River
Original caption: Trout Fisherman - Organtz River. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of wilderness, nature view, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Perch Lake, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Perch Lake 2 miles from Muniaing Upper Michigan NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Near Mature Red Pine Type
Original caption: Near mature red pine type. District Ranger Brown making increment boring. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Enrollee James Wasson
Original caption: CCC enrollee James Wasson (Tell City CCC Camp) doing telephone line maintenance, working splicing wire and taking up the slack on the Bryantsville-Shoals Section of the Bedford- Tell City Tele... More
Photograph of Log Yard Foreman Ted Williams Scaling a Load of High Gra...
Original caption: Ted Williams, log yard foreman, scaling a load of high grade veneer logs at the Birds Eye Veneer Co. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Waterfront at Clear Lake Organization Camp
Original caption: Waterfront at Clear Lake Organization Camp with campers on the dock. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Colwell Lake Camp
Original caption: Campers at Colwell Lake camp and picnic ground. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Strip Cutting in Black Spruce
Original caption: Strip cutting in black spruce showing reproduction coming in after cut 10 years ago.(Last year's cutting in middle) Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Canoeing at Big Island Lake
Original caption: Canoeing - Big Island Lake. Munising RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of people with a small paddle boat, or canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Canoeing at Big Island Lake
Original caption: Canoeing - Big Island Lake. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Canoeing on the Indian River
Original caption: Canoeing on the Indian River. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of people with a small paddle boat, or canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Bathing at Soldier Lake
Original caption: Bathing - Soldier Lake. Sault Ste. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Accelerated Public Works (APW) Workers Putting in Piling...
Original caption: APW workers putting in piling for a dock at Clear Lake. Historic Photographs
Photograph of George Encahl of Flint
Original caption: George Encahl of Flint, Michigan fishing in rapids below Autrain Falls. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Entrance Road, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Entrance road, parking area for 180 cars and by-pass. Well packed gravel and clay surface, guard post and rail for effective regulation and economical yet artistic landscape planting of wildin... More
Photograph of Small Pieces of Veneer Taped Together
Original caption: After drying, the small pieces are taped together with gummed tape by this machine. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Veneer Logs on a Landing
Original caption: Veneer logs on landing, 4 elm logs, 1 sugar maple log; scale of logs in bd. ft. 710, 550, 550, 410, and 290. National forest selective logging. Timber operator Alfred Pasanen of Trenary, Mich.... More
Photograph of Strip Cutting in Good Site Cedar
Original caption: Strip cutting in good site cedar, heavily stocked. Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Little Bass Camp
Original caption: Campers at Little Bass camp and picnic grounds. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Fisherman in River, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Fisherman in river at Flowing Well area. Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Soldiers Lake Camp, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Soldiers Lake camp and picnic ground. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Camp 7 Lake Campground
Original caption: Camp 7 Lake Campground. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Lake Superior, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Lake Superior. Sault Ste. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Fishing on Lyman Lake
Original caption: Fishing - Lyman Lake. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Swimming Beach at Little Bass Campground
Original caption: Little Bass Campground - Swimming Beach. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Donald L. Rollins Examining Jack Pine Insect Damage
Original caption: Donald L. Rollins Examining Jack Pine Insect Damage. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Accelerated Public Works (APW) Worker Doing Concrete Wor...
Original caption: APW worker doing concrete work on floor of beach changehouse at Pete's Lake Camp and Picnic Grounds. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a 35 Year Old Stand of Jack Pine
Original caption: A 35 year old stand of jack pine thinned by CCC enrollees in the winter of 1934-35. Supt. Kellett is shown measuring the d.b.h. of one of the trees in the stand. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Second Growth Red Pine
Original caption: Second growth red pine occurring on soils after fire had destroyed slush left from logging operation. Historic Photographs
Photograph of an Increment Boring, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Close up of an increment boring showing the bore. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Long Lengths of Veneer
Original caption: The long lengths of veneer coming off the lathe are trimmed into small sheets to get the best quality veneer and these small sheets are here being put into the drier. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Logged Off, Burned Over, Nonrestocking Private Land
Original caption: Logged off, burned over, nonrestocking private land along highway U.S. #2. Historic Photographs
Photograph of New Power Loading Unit Made by Cliff-Dow Chemical Compan...
Original caption: New power loading unit made by Cliff-Dow Chemical Co. Notice jammer located between the tiers of 8' logs. Controls are operated by man standing on cab. These are chemical logs. Picture taken a... More
Photograph of Regeneration in Aspen, National Forest Service photograp...
Original caption: Regeneration in aspen following cut of 3 years ago. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Island Lake Camp
Original caption: Campers at Island Lake camp and picnic ground. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Colwell Lake Camp
Original caption: Campers at Colwell Lake camp and picnic ground. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Little Bass Camp
Original caption: Campers at Little Bass camp and picnic grounds. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Campers at Little Bass Camp
Original caption: Campers at Little Bass camp and picnic grounds. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Beaver Dam Trail, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Beaver Dam Trail. Ogonatz Natureway, Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Big Island Lake, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Big Island Lake. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Virgin Stand of Red Pine
Original caption: Virgin stand of red pine. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Entrance to Wyman Nursery
Original caption: Entrance to Wyman Nursery. Good design and construction of stone entrance taking advantage of existing tree growth. Utility lines are the only eye sore. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Veneer Coming Off a 100 Foot Bolt on a Large Veneer Lath...
Original caption: Veneer coming off a 100" bolt on large veneer lathe. Birds Eye Veneer Company. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Veneer Being Cut, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Veneer being cut from 100" bolt on large veneer lathe. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Slicing 1/20 Inch Veneer from Yellow Birch Flitches
Original caption: Slicing 1/20" veneer from yellow birch flitches. Birds Eye Veneer Company. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Northwestern Veneer and Plywood Corporation
Original caption: Northwestern Veneer and Plywood Corporation. Log ends in the foreground go to a chemical wood plant south of Gladstone; veneer cores in the middle foreground are solid for fuelwood or chemical... More
Photograph of View Taken Looking North Across the Road
Original caption: Same camera point, view taken looking north across the road before cutting of timber. Stump in middle of picture. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a Sale Area Before Cutting
Original caption: Picture of same sale area, before cutting, timber adjacent to logging road. For picture after cutting locate camera point by light blaze on sugar maple on south side of road. Set up came 5 ft.... More
Photograph of Recreation Building at Clear Lake Organization Camp
Original caption: Recreation Bldg. At Clear Lake Organization Camp. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Low Grade Chemical Wood
Original caption: Low grade chemical wood piled at R.R. siding, Eckerman, MI. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Strip Cutting in Black Spruce
Original caption: Strip cutting in black spruce showing reproduction coming in after cut 10 years ago. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Bay View Campground, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Bay View campground. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of East Entrance at U.S. Number 2 Highway
Original caption: US #2 Highway - East Entrance. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Loading Aspen Pulpwood, National Forest Service photogra...
Original caption: Loading Aspen pulpwood Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of timber industry, lumber, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Fishing on Triangle Lake
Original caption: Fishing - Triangle Lake. Manistique. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of a Group at a Well on Soldier Lake Campground
Original caption: Group at well, Soldier Lake Campground. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of One Skier Starting Down the Hill
Original caption: One skier starts down the hill, another waits his turn, leaning against the red pine in the meantime. Upper Mich NF. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Near Mature White Pine Type
Original caption: Near mature white pine type. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Forest Officer Roger White
Original caption: Forest Officer (Roger White) making preliminary survey of area of red pine needing side and top release from overtopping of aspen. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Partially Dismantled Houses
Original caption: Partially dismantled houses, remnants of a once thriving sawmill town which rapidly became a ghost town when the surrounding forests were devastated. Historic Photographs
Photograph of a 22 Caterpillar and a Team of Horses
Original caption: 22 caterpillar and team of horses skidding high grade yellow birch logs to a central point in the yard where they are loaded on flat cars and transported to hot pond. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Plantation 14b in the Manistique District
Original caption: Plantation 14b, Manistique Dist. Along Thunder Lake Truck Trail. Seedling before release. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Waterfront at Clear Lake Organization Camp
Original caption: Waterfront at Clear Lake Organization Camp. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More
Photograph of H. Basil Wales Memorial Plantation Dedication
Original caption: H. Basil Wales Memorial Plantation dedication. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More
Photograph of Chemical Wood Sale, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Chemical wood sale, bolts and saw logs cut last winter. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Jack Pine Reseeding, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: CU of jack pine reseeding in disked area; natural regeneration following clear cut. Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Foley Creek Camp, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Foley Creek camp and picnic ground. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Hiking on Van Winkle Trail
Original caption: Hiking on Van Winkle Trail. Manistique RD. Historic Photographs
Photograph of Beaver Dam Trail, National Forest Service photograph.
Original caption: Beaver Dam Trail. Ogonatz Natureway, Rapid River RD. Historic Photographs