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Great Lakes Logging • Expo Edition 2025 build a road to the park (present-day M-93/
Hartwick Pines Road), the State must build a
‘Memorial Building’ dedicated to Edward, and
the State must construct a lumbering museum,”
Pine explained.
The museum was constructed in 1935 by the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
The original deed gift included 86 acres of
old-growth forest, but “about one-third of the
old-growth was destroyed in the ‘Armistice
Day Storm’ on November 11, 1940. Today,
49 acres of old growth remains.”
The museum is a field site of the Michigan
History Center, and both operate within the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
(DNR).
“At the Logging Museum, we showcase
logging practices of the past. While sharing the
history of the white pine logging era in Mich-
igan, we are often able to correct assumptions
about present-day logging practices. We share
examples of the excellent forestry work our
DNR colleagues are accomplishing and how
the logging industry still benefits the local econ-
omy in Northern Michigan,” Pine explained.
The museum is made up of two log structures,
constructed by the aforementioned Civilian
Conservation Corps in 1935.
There are various exhibits to explore inside,
including the camp mess hall, bunks, camp store,
tools, river drives, a blacksmith shop, and more.
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Courtesy photo
The Hartwicks and Nels Michelson, Karen Hartwick’s father.