Logger Language
Bateaux: Large canoes used by river crews (pictured above left).Beat: A stretch of river worked by a crew.Dry Roll: Moving logs stranded after flood waters have receded.Peavey Men: Loggers who worked river drives using peaveys t…
The year 1887 was a busy one on this stretch of the Manitowish River The state government authorized "improvements in the north fork of the Flambeau River for log driving purposes". A new dam was constructed just upstream from this spot to raise w…