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Jams, Dams, Pines and Pigs: Reflections on the St. Croix Logging Era

By Dave Thorson | June 11, 2014 | 8 minute read

Boom Site

The lumber years were full of characters and stories – and changed the region forever.

Last Log Through the Boom

By Dave Thorson | June 10, 2014 | 2 minute read

Last log through the St. Croix Boom.

At 2:30 p.m. on June 12, 1914, the logging years of the St. Croix River watershed effectively ended.

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