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A Day in the Life of a Lumberjack

Shanty Boys
Shanty Boys
They called us "shanty boys." We cut the trees in Michigan's woods. Lumber from the forests built the homes, the cities and the railroads west as our nation grew.

Come, spend a day in the woods with us.

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