Michigan Logging



Logging season in Michigan ran from September to april. A typical camp consisted of 100 men and 12-18 teams of horses. To house the crew there was a bunkhouse in which all of the men slept, a cook's building for eating and stable to accommodate the horses. Waking to the crushing cold , the men were out of their bunks by 4am. Breakfast as at 4:30 and the workday started at 5. After a short lunch at noon in the field it was back to work until sundown.