Lumberjack Lore
Tahquamenon Logging Museum Newberry
So many trees! Old growth forests. Expansive woodlands. The many roads and trails that traverse the landscape in and around the Byway are hugged by dense forests. Can you imagine harvesting these trees? Can you imagine that your livelihood depended on it? That towns were once built on it? Curious about the everyday life of a lumberjack? Take in the artifacts, exhibits, and experiences of the Tahquamenon Logging Museum and Riverwalk.
Walk the vast grounds and explore original buildings and artifacts showcasing the everyday life of a lumberjack. Discover how important logging was to America and Upper Peninsula history.
Authentic Cook Shack
Connect to the region’s rich heritage while exploring a number of exhibits and buildings that showcase the lumberjack lifestyle.
Time your visit just right and you can eat like Paul Bunyan with the lumberjack breakfast cooked on an old wood stove in the authentic Cook Shack (offered Saturday’s during the summer months) or enjoy the Museum’s annual music festival.
You can even canoe and camp if you’d like. Spend the night at the museum on one of the many campsites on the 29 acre property, Rent a canoe and paddle the Tahquamenon, a river once used to transport massive logs. Hike the short, scenic Riverwalk through the forest to the rivers edge.
Civilian Conservation Corps Exhibit