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Bruce Crossing is an unincorporated community in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Bruce Crossing is located in Stannard Township at the junction of U.S. Highway 45 and M-28, 24.5 miles (39.4 km) south-southeast of the village of Ontonagon. [3] The community has a post office with the 49912 ZIP Code. [4]
The Bay de Noquet Lumber Company Waste Burner was an industrial waste burner located at the south end of River Street in Nahma Township, Michigan.It was built to burn waste wood and bark from the nearby sawmill; until 2019 it was the only known example of this type of waste burner surviving in Michigan, [3] and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]
The Calumet and Hecla copper mining company bought the sawmill and uncut timber in 1899 for their mines. Calumet and Hecla sold out to a Canadian firm, the Bartlett Brothers, in 1910. Lumber milling continued at Shelldrake until 1925 when a fire burned down the sawmill plant for the second time. [6]
Rapid River has a rich history that spans centuries which included Native American tribe Ojibwe and was also once a thriving logging town with businesses lining Main Street (then called Broadway Street). The first sawmill in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was built along the Rapid River in 1835.
Emerson is located in Chippewa County in the state's Upper Peninsula. Located in Whitefish Township along the shores of Lake Superior, the community sits at an elevation of 604 feet (184 m) above sea level. [1] The community is located along the river mouth of the Tahquamenon River about 5.0 miles (8.0 km) south of the community of Paradise.
The community is located about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of U.S. Highway 2 (Lake Michigan Scenic Highway) and is centered along South Gould City Road. Other nearby communities include Corinne just to the southwest, Curtis and Helmer to the north, Engadine and Naubinway to the east, and Blaney Park to the west.
This was a small capacity even by 1936 standards, with Ford's other three mills in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan producing twenty to twenty-five times as much. Those who resided in Alberta were expected to divide their time lumbering, milling, and farming. [6] [3]
In 1884, the plant was sold to the Leland Lumber Co., which operated a sawmill on the site. Other sawmills and shingle mills operated in Leland during the years 1885–1900. [3] As early as 1880, commercial fishermen sailed out of the harbor to catch trout and whitefish, building wooden shacks where they processed their catch and serviced their ...