Oscoda in Iosco County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jam Below!

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 27, 2021

1. Jam Below! Marker

Inscription. Log drives often resulted in logs piling up at river bends and shallow spots. Log jams could grow to be miles long and as wide as the river. The cry "Jam Below!” would be passed up the line while a crew of volunteers tackled the dangerous work of breaking the jam.

Old timers say a jam breaking up was an awesome sight. Sometimes logs larger than ones in this jam flipped into the air and snapped like toothpicks under the weight of a thousand logs and the relentless push of the river.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 44° 26.108′ N, 83° 37.426′ W. Marker is in Oscoda, Michigan, in Iosco County. It can be reached from Monument Road 0.2 miles north of West River Road. The marker is located near the Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5401 Monument Road, Oscoda MI 48750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Working the River (here, next to this marker); At The Rollway (a few steps from this marker); Symbols of Law and Order (a few steps from this marker); Legacy (a few steps from this marker); Moving the Load

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(a few steps from this marker); Pictures From the Past (within shouting distance of this marker); Lumberman's Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Lumbermans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oscoda.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 27, 2021

2. Jam Below! Marker

Lumberman's Monument is in the background.

Jam Below! Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 27, 2021

3. Jam Below! Marker Location

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.