From Forest to Factory
Hope Mill
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IntroductionTimelineMill LifeDyment MillGordon MillBurtis MillThessalon Lumber Company, NestorvilleSaginaw MillHope MillBishop Lumber Company, NestorvilleCrane Lumber MillMidway Lumber and Birchland VeneerHolcombe Mills, Little RapidsMilltown MillClinton MillShaw MillThessalon Woolen MillAsam Basket FactoryAlgoma Customs and Smelting Co., ThessalonFirstbrook Box Factory, 1919 - early 1930sLinks
Saginaw MillCrane Lumber Mill
Hope Lumber Company, Thessalon, Summer Circa 1912
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The Hope Lumber Company, owned by E.B.Foss, came into existence after the Saginaw Salt and Lumber Company was purchased in 1912. It operated under the Hope Mill name until 1920 when it was sold to Crane Co. In 1927, the mill was moved out of Thessalon.
Hope Mill, Thessalon, circa 1915
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This photograph captures the scale of the Hope Mill operations, particularly when compared to the man found in the lower right hand side of the photo.
Foss Logs, 1906 Details
E.B.Foss was the owner of Hope Lumber. This photo shows logs belonging to his operation floating in the water awaiting processing in his mill.
Ogemaw, E.B. Foss & Co. Lumber Line, Thessalon, Circa 1917 Details
Hope Lumber Company owner E.B.Foss would have used his own ship line to transport goods.
Thessalon Waterfront east and site of former mill and box factory Details
This aerial photo shows a more modern mill on the site of the former Saginaw/Hope/Crane mills.
It is easy to see how proximity to forest resources and great lakes transport to markets made Thessalon an ideal mill location.
It is easy to see how proximity to forest resources and great lakes transport to markets made Thessalon an ideal mill location.
