Log drives of the past
With just a bucksaw and an axe, lumberjacks would be cutting down trees along the St. Mary’s River. These lumberjacks had many different ways of benefiting from the vast amounts of hardwood along the river. Lumberjacks would often go out in the woods for weeks at a time with nothing but their axes and fishing rods they would build log cabins and spend many nights there. Lumberjacks would cut down trees and there would be many different ways of getting them out of the woods. In the winter they would bring in a horse and sleigh and drag the logs out of the woods. In March and April, they would be the busiest; cutting down trees and hauling them to the river where they would go to the mill in Sherbrooke.
Turtle population
The St. Mary's is home to different types of turtles, common to the river are wood turtles and snapping turtles. St. Mary's River is home to the largest population of wood turtles along the eastern shore. Wood turtles are starting to become an endangered species. Wood turtles are small and have brownish shells they tend to be slow on land but usually fast swimmers.
The snapping turtles are the biggest freshwater turtles some snapping turtles can grow as big as 50 cm. Snapping turtles are a mix between brown and green. Snapping turtles have bigger bodies then shells which makes them unable to enter their shell completely.
With just a bucksaw and an axe, lumberjacks would be cutting down trees along the St. Mary’s River. These lumberjacks had many different ways of benefiting from the vast amounts of hardwood along the river. Lumberjacks would often go out in the woods for weeks at a time with nothing but their axes and fishing rods they would build log cabins and spend many nights there. Lumberjacks would cut down trees and there would be many different ways of getting them out of the woods. In the winter they would bring in a horse and sleigh and drag the logs out of the woods. In March and April, they would be the busiest; cutting down trees and hauling them to the river where they would go to the mill in Sherbrooke.
Turtle population
The St. Mary's is home to different types of turtles, common to the river are wood turtles and snapping turtles. St. Mary's River is home to the largest population of wood turtles along the eastern shore. Wood turtles are starting to become an endangered species. Wood turtles are small and have brownish shells they tend to be slow on land but usually fast swimmers.
The snapping turtles are the biggest freshwater turtles some snapping turtles can grow as big as 50 cm. Snapping turtles are a mix between brown and green. Snapping turtles have bigger bodies then shells which makes them unable to enter their shell completely.
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