Last updated: January 7, 2025
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A Lumberjack's Life Wayside
Tall tales of lumberjacks abound in the north woods. Although many tales have a larger-than-life perspective on lumberjacks, the logging life was not an easy one. The work required men to live away from their families for months at a time. They would work six days a week from sun up to sundown. Falling trees, rolling logs, and ax wounds were ever-present hazards of the job.
Logging camp life was rustic and rowdy -- tough bosses were needed to maintain order. After the exhausting work day, men did little but eat and sleep. Saturday nights were free for games and music. On Sundays the men took their weekly bath and did laundry.
Though the job was difficult and dangerous, it provided one of the few opportunities for income during the long Upper Peninsula winters.
Food was very important in the logging camp - lumberjacks needed as many as 9,000 calories per day! Hearty, quality meals made by a skilled cook went a long way to keep up morale in a rough camp.
Logging camp life was rustic and rowdy -- tough bosses were needed to maintain order. After the exhausting work day, men did little but eat and sleep. Saturday nights were free for games and music. On Sundays the men took their weekly bath and did laundry.
Though the job was difficult and dangerous, it provided one of the few opportunities for income during the long Upper Peninsula winters.
Food was very important in the logging camp - lumberjacks needed as many as 9,000 calories per day! Hearty, quality meals made by a skilled cook went a long way to keep up morale in a rough camp.