The Rusty Grapple

Welcome to ‘The Rusty Grapple’ – If you’re a fan of timber-industry history, machinery, and practices like I am, then I think you may enjoy some of the things I’m working on here. I don’t have a serious ‘master plan’ for this site, other than to pull a collection of my little ongoing projects all into one convenient viewing location. In recent years I’ve been lucky enough to realize than there are many people worldwide who share my interest in ‘forestry / timber / logging’ subject matter- the story of a tree- and it’s amazing journey ‘from the stump to the dump’. I’ll explore most any aspect and idea men came up with to get this work done.

Alaska Timber History

This web-based effort is being made in an attempt to preserve and share the rich history of the Great Alaska Timber Industry with folks everywhere. Through the generosity of many people, and the cooperation of the Alaska Forest Association in particular, progress is being made in the long process of scanning and copying old pictures and documents related to the industry that made Southeast Alaska great. The jobs and income provided to the communities throughout the area over so many years can hardly be measured, though we see the effects of the loss every day. Sure, the empty space is slowly filling in with more tourist shops and other, but the year-round living-wage revenue jobs have and are still dwindling in Southeast Alaska today.
Click the link: ATH