Constructed during the early 1900s and utilized until 1910, this lumber chute was used to bypass areas of the river and creek during logging operations. This was done to prevent log jams along Byers Creek, a waterway filled with various bends. The lumber would float from the Barry’s Bay area of the region down the Madawaska River. They would then be received at the mills, processed, and sent to the market. Working in the lumber industry during this period was difficult and dangerous work, as the risk of drowning or severe injury…
