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Paul Bunyan Statue, Bangor
List

10 Places to Get to Know Paul Bunyan

From Maine to Oregon, these monuments pay tribute to the legendary lumberjack.
Roxanne Hoorn June 28, 2024
Kenora, Ontario

White Otter Castle

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.
This chimney was part of the main office of the the Nichols-Chisolm logging camp
Ponsford, Minnesota

Old Headquarters Historic Monument

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.
forests

Podcast: Chemin de la Mâture

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 5, 2022
Hard may not mean what you think it does.
science

What's the Hardest Wood in the World?

And what does hard mean, anyway?
Dan Nosowitz February 23, 2022
Loggers from Maxville in an undated photo in the Oregon forest.
museums and collections

Meet the Woman Preserving the History of Oregon's Black Loggers

A chance discovery about her father's past led Gwen Trice to dig deep into the story of Maxville and the families who called it home.
Michelle Harris February 17, 2022
The forests of Cherán, an autonomous, remote region in Mexico, at sunset.
forests

How a Rebellion Planted Seeds of Revival in Rural Mexico

In 2011, the women of Cherán led a revolt against illegal logging and corruption. Today, the forests are coming back, and the Indigenous community is returning to its roots.
Romina Cenisio November 30, 2021
Eastern white pines at sunset in Reed, Maine.
forests

Where Are the Last of Maine's Historic King Pines?

Deep in the wilderness, some say, forest giants claimed by the British Crown still tower above lesser trees.
Emily Cataneo July 1, 2021
The recently dated Pitsenbarger Farm in Franklin, West Virginia, is on the state's list of endangered properties.
forests

Why Trees Are the Most Reliable Historians of Early America

Dendrochronology doesn't just work on forests. It works on buildings too.
Isaac Schultz January 23, 2020
Tom's Logging Camp.
Duluth, Minnesota

Tom's Logging Camp

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.
Museum building and tool shop.
Grayling, Michigan

Hartwick Pines Logging Museum

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.
The lobby.
Klamath Falls, Oregon

Baldwin Hotel Museum

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Big Lonely Doug

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.
The Ronning Burl
Port McNeill, British Columbia

The Ronning Burl

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.
Portuguese Fireplace.
Hampshire, England

Portuguese Fireplace

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.
Antler chandelier plus interior of restaurant
Elsie, Oregon

Camp 18 Restaurant

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Forks Timber Museum
Forks, Washington

Forks Timber Museum

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
trees

Lumberjack Contests are the Coolest College Extracurricular

How a campfire competition between 19th-century loggers became a professional sport.
Lauren Young May 18, 2016