Chet Irish (above) and Jake Sonnentag (below) with large White Pine cut circa 1946. 308 years old - 60 feet to the first limb - estimated 4,600 board feet. Irish Family Photos
Logs decked at Starks Landing along Honey Creek - Starks Settlement 1929. Irish Family Photo
These logs were from a C.J. Irish logging job.
500-Year-Old Pine is Cut Into Planks
Ironwood Daily Globe – Saturday August 24, 1935.
Rhinelander – A pine tree, that according to its annual growth rings, was more than 500 years old, was cut into planks today.
The tree was cut in Forest County by E.J. Burgoyne, camp foreman for the Connor Lumber Company. It is believed to have
been the oldest tree in this section of the state.
Cutting and Decking Photos
Logs decked at Connor's Camp #09 landing circa 1910. Forest Republican Photo - June 22, 1972
Logs being decked for the Jones Lumber Company near Laona, Wisconsin circa 1918. Lange Family Photo
Harold Irish cuting tree circa 1940. Irish family Photo
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Large White Pine cut near Connor's Camp 36 west of Laona.
170 year old White Pine cut in Connor logging area in T36N R15E - June 10, 1936. USDA Forest Service Photo #324835
7 logs estimated at 2,810 board feet.
