5401 Monument Rd Oscoda, MI , 48750 Phone: 989-362-8961 Website 3/08/23: The machine has moved to the Desis Family Dining Restaurant in Oscoda.
Lumberman’s Monument Visitor Center interprets the area’s colorful lumbering past. The 14-foot Lumberman’s Monument stands on a high bank with the Au Sable River providing a scenic backdrop.
Learn about the industry that helped develop northern Michigan and the men who cut the timber that helped build a nation. Climb through a log jam, use a peavey, cut a wooden cookie with a cross-cut saw, and learn about the life of a lumberjack through video and displays. Hike the stairway down to the wanigan, a loggers floating kitchen, or take the short trail to the dune observation deck. Enjoy a Kid’s Day program or take a guided nature hike.
Located in a log cabin exhibit near the visitor center. Designs are:
1) The Lumberman's Monument statue,
2) River Road Scenic Byway,
3) Huron-Manistee National Forests, MI
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