Keywords: Log drivers
Item 103712
Two log drivers, Bangor, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Tintype
Item 103713
Two log drivers, Bangor, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Tintype
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Logging on Kennebec River
I became interested in the Kennebec River log drive when my grandfather would tell me stories. He remembers watching the logs flow down the river from his home in Fairfield, a small town along the Kennebec River.
Exhibit
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930
"The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue. The buildings in the background are at the location of the former Lake Mall area."
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3
"… for a nine-hour day; a double team of horses and driver was to be paid $4.50 per day for a nine-hour day; the first foreman was to receive $4.00…"
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
