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Why Key Log?
Written by Mike Freeman, Aquatics & Safety Coordinator
Log rolling has a very colorful history – one that all ages can enjoy learning about. Prior to the development of roads and trains, people used rivers to transport pre-cut logs from the forests to the sawmills. This transportation process, however, was no easy feat. The dangerous job required workers (log drivers) to run back and forth across log-jammed rivers. Learning how to walk on spinning logs was essential not only for worker’s transportation, but survival. Frigid waters and the crush of oncoming logs were everyday workplace hazards – yet the adventure and thrill of it all was part of the fun!...Read the full story at asirecreation.org!
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