Logging by Rail in Algonquin Park DVD
In the early 1930's the Fassett Lumber Corp. made a promotional film of their operation inside of Algonquin Provincial Park and at Fossmill in Chisholm Township east of Powassan, Ontario. Rare, professionally shot film tells the complete story of the cutting and hauling of trees by the men, horses, and the Fossmill railroad, as well as the mill operation from the hot pond to the shipping of the lumber. Included are scenes of working Shay logging locomotives, Barnhart log loaders, and the interior of the mill. This is a video version of this film. Narration, authentic sounds, 1920's and 30's music, and over 50 photographs
explaining the history of the company have been added. Also included in the DVD
extras is a "Past Forward Afterthought-The Fossmill Railway" where the train and
loader shots from the film are repeated with only sound effects, just for train
lovers. This DVD compliments the book THE FOSSMILL STORYwhich tells the story of the village and people of Fossmill as well as providing more detail on the logging, railway, and sawmill operations...More Click to see the WWW version of the video-Photos, narration, video clips!!
"...one of those gems that tells a great deal about logging methods in a compact package...(the) reuse of the spectacular black and white video replete with steam plumes filling the cold winter air was a brilliant idea." - Tall Timber Short Lines (full review) "What an amazing discovery! This old film is by far the best I've seen on the horse-logging days...these are real lumberjacks doing a real days work." - Logging History Author John Macfie "The review panel couldn't contain its enthusiasm, babbling through the first showing and then watching again to see what we had missed." - Canadian Railway Modeller (full review) "Strongly recommended" - Canadian Review of Materials (full review) "Totally absorbing" - Branchline, Canada's Rail Newsmagazine (full review) "This footage makes a strong contribution to our knowledge of early lumbering practices and techniques. Machines no longer stay idle, but are seen in full operation thereby giving viewers a better understanding of the manner of their operation and the conditions under which the operators worked." - North Bay Area Museum The DVD is 60 minutes long and sells for $29.95.
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