Logging has been a vital part of Wisconsin’s history since before statehood, and the life of the lumberjack remains a vivid element of Wisconsin folklore. Establishing a Logging Camp Most logging crews in Wisconsin operated only in the winter, taking advantage of hard, frozen ground to haul heavy loads of logs on sleighs rather than… Read More…
Lumber camp life
![Loggers eating lunch in the woods ca. 1890. Chippewa Valley Museum.](https://recollectionwisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lunchinthewoods_chippewavalleymuseum_featured.jpg)