In the early 50s I was aware of only 1 sawmill in operation at the time: Maki's sawmill on River Rd. It was operated by Walter Maki's brother who still ran the mill with one arm after losing one arm in that mill. He also ploughed gardens for people, driving and shifting with 1 arm. My father and I brought our hand-cut logs to that mill for the lumber used to build our house on River Rd. No electricity on River Rd at that time.
Hazel Balch once told my father that there was a sawmill or some other small factory on our pond on Kangas Road. My cousin Randy Kangas said that his father Toivo said that when they dredged the pond they found planks. It’s hard to know what was going on down there.
In the early 50s I was aware of only 1 sawmill in operation at the time: Maki's sawmill on River Rd. It was operated by Walter Maki's brother who still ran the mill with one arm after losing one arm in that mill. He also ploughed gardens for people, driving and shifting with 1 arm. My father and I brought our hand-cut logs to that mill for the lumber used to build our house on River Rd. No electricity on River Rd at that time.
Hazel Balch once told my father that there was a sawmill or some other small factory on our pond on Kangas Road. My cousin Randy Kangas said that his father Toivo said that when they dredged the pond they found planks. It’s hard to know what was going on down there.
So many mysteries