Scramble down to the river -- trying to untrodden spots |
A mile or two above the Lion's park |
Creek trickling down to the river |
About 7 foot exposed depth and narrow bank |
Many clams dead and alive. I wonder if the water drop kills those on the edges? |
Looking for agates, but none found |
Some metal bones |
Some sand, some muck drying out and spongy to walk on and some rocks. |
Peat drying out |
A logger up river sent a chunk down to be used on the dam |
Some stumps seemed to be anchored by the roots. Unlikely after 107 years under water |
The shadow of a logger and a log from a century ago |
Logs are 16 foot long, and not terribly big like the pines of old. The last runs in the early 1900s were second cuttings or white and red pine and jack pines |
Cribs up river from Nevers Dam don't seem to be much more exposed than normal |
The Wisconsin edge of Nevers Dam |