S6 E2 Lumberjack: Inside and Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with Ann McGlothlin Weller

Season 6: Episode 2 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Ann McGlothlin Weller. She is one of the surviving granddaughters of author William S. Crowe. She will be speaking about her grandfather's book "Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. Make sure to like and subscribe so you don't miss any future UP Notable Book Club speakers! For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com www.lumberjackbook.com Ann McGlothlin Weller. She is one of the surviving granddaughters of author William S. Crowe, together with Lynn McGlothlin Emerick, who were instrumental in editing the 50th Anniversary Edition in 2002. This Edition was re-released in 2024 as Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition. The book focuses in particular on the timber industry of the Manistique, MI region. For readers who are unable to get a copy of the book or are interested in a unique audiovisual treatment, we recommend the various short videos found on www.LumberjackBook.com WILLIAM S. CROWE, a 17-year-old boy, stepped off the deck of the steamer City of Ludington and found, as he later wrote, "a strange new world such as I had never seen nor dreamed of." It was exactly midnight on May 29th, 1894 when he landed in the port Manistique, MI at the head of Lake Michigan. Before this trip, which started in Pennsylvania, he had never seen a ship, a large body of water, a sawmill, or even a big tree. He knew no one else in this small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. William Scott Crowe, the oldest of six children was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on September 23rd, 1875. His parents Mary Amelia ("Millie") White and Oliver Cameron Crowe were married in 1874 in New Castle. From the first position as time boy and office assistant, Will Crowe was soon promoted to head bookkeeper. In 1912, Crowe and Lou Yalomstein bought out the business and holdings of the Chicago Lumbering Company.