Long Beards and Short Tales: Tyrant of the Log Drives
A hundred years ago in the Connecticut River Valley, a logger had to be part amphibian. When spring came after a winter’s work in the woods, the loggers were sent downstream along with their logs. The trip down the Connecticut River could take as long as three months and most of that time was spent on the water, though very few rivermen could swim- and even if they could, the heavy spiked boots which kept them dancing on top of the logs could also keep them submerged.
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