In a message dated 96-09-08 22:59:35 EDT, you write: << Did you hear on NPR about a venture to raise thousands of logs from the bottom of (I think) Lake Michigan? Apparently left over from the logging days there are all these prime oak, sugar maple and other species lying on the bottom in great shape. The owner plans to mill it and sell it to woodworkers and the like. Too bad there problably won't be much spruce. Brent Brent.Fischer@ASU.EDU Arizona State University/Tempe ***************** Brent, I didn't hear the NPR coverage but have a friend who is a cabinet maker who knows one of the partners of the venture. My friend told me the story some time ago so I'm not sure I have it straight. It seems that the logs are in Bayfield Bay in Wisconsin on the south shore of Lake Superior. They floated the old growth logs on the lake to a sawmill in Bayfield and a certain number of them sank in transit. I heard that the are well preserved due to the cold temperature and lack of oxygen in the water (everyone around here knows Lake Superior as the lake that doesn't give up its dead). It seems that they had raised a few hundred logs with air bladders but had no idea how many logs there are (maybe 100k or more of many species). I've asked my friend to inquire about an update and will post any interesting info. Bob Hohf Wisconsin >> I believe a similar situation happened in Lake Washington near Seattle. These were old growth, I don't recall if they were fir, spruce or pine. Many trees were raised and sold. The guy who did the 'salvage' logging didn't check out all of the legal ramifications, and was convicted of theft from the state forest, or somesuch. I vaguely remember a large fine and prison. Dave Stocker, RPT firtree@aol.com
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