2012-07-07 Minnesota Forest History Center - Horse Barn
Channel: Ben Leadholm
Date: 2012-07-09

Horses were kept in the stable and used for hauling lumber from the woods to the river, and water from the river to the camp and to ice the grooves to help reduce friction when moving heavy loads. The lumberjacks worked six days a week and rested on the seventh -- to rest the horses. Horses (and their teamsters) were essential to the needs of the camp. The company would pay to feed the animals, and would pay their owners extra because of their value.