Croghan, NY, Apr 05, 2012 — At one time, there were four mills located at the Croghan Dam, on each side of the Beaver River. John Martin is owner and operator of the last remaining, the Croghan Island Mill.

He specializes in custom windows and doors...things you can't get at Lowe's or Home Depot.
Up until the stop logs were removed from the dam, Martin's machinery was powered by water, which drove pulleys and belts in the historic mill. He's had to rely on electricty since then, but he's had to cut back.

Martin's glad the dam has been reclassified as a lower risk. "Hopefully we can go back to water power," he said, and "business will pick back up and I can get back to normal life again."
Martin gave David Sommerstein a tour of the mill a year ago.

Martin says his father bought the mill from Lehman & Zehr, the original owners, in 1969.  Go to full article

Croghan, NY, Mar 23, 2011 — David Sommerstein spent some more time with John Martin, the owner and operator of the Croghan Island Mill, and went on a tour. Martin specializes in custom windows and doors...things you can't get at Lowe's or Home Depot.

Martin says his father bought the mill from Lehman & Zehr, the original owners, in 1969.  Go to full article

Jul 27, 2007 — Eldon Lindsay farms about 500 acres not far from Canada's capital, Ottawa. Like most long-time farmers, he's part mechanic, part crop farmer, part herdsman. And now, part sawyer. He's breaking up his days with a new band saw mill, turning fallen trees and a few select picks into custom-cut lumber. Ottawa correspondent Lucy Martin followed a gravel road to a driveway marked by a mailbox, flag, flowers in full bloom, and a sign that reads "4-H Leader lives here." She sent this postcard.  Go to full article

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Sep 19, 2005 — Hurricane Katrina may be able to do what years of squabbling, negotiations and trade panel rulings have failed to do--lift the duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber to the U.S. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Dan Karpenchuk explains.  Go to full article

Mar 07, 2005 — Lisbon residents are one step closer to seeing a new chipboard manufacturing plant in their town. A Canadian lumber company announced it intends to build the plant. They would purchase the rights from Chatham Forest, which won its permit last December, after a 5-year battle with environmental groups.  Go to full article

May 28, 2002 — Canada announced yesterday that it will launch a fifteen million dollar public relations campaign to fight lumber tariffs imposed last week by the U-S government. The tariffs are part of a growing trade dispute between timber industries in the two countries. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports.  Go to full article