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Bugner's Portable Sawmill

Cy Bugner
9128 East Parker Rd, Stockton
(773) 759-2619

Directions: Presently operating at Parker's Tree Farm about 1.5 miles west of Hwy 78 on Parker Rd, 4.5 miles south of Stockton.

Products: Rough cut lumber to any size if logs are available.

Services: Tree felling, Bucking, Tractor Skidding, Lumber Grading, Portable Sawmill, maximums: 48' width, 24' length log. (Will travel to all six counties.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ye Olde Cider Mill (estab. 1971)

Tim Keller and Carolyn Keller
1716 W 4 Street, Sterling
(815) 626-4759


Directions: West edge of Sterling on West 4th Street
(Old Lincoln Highway).

Products: Apple cider (frozen and fresh), homemade apple butter, jellies and jams, local honey, molasses, and (of course) apples and apple cider vinegar.

Services: Thinning, T. S. I., Tree Pruning (within
Whiteside county)

Availability: September to November, from 1 PM to 5 PM or by appointment daily. We usually press cider on Thursday.

Related Info: I also custom press apple cider by appointment in September and October for those who want their cider made the slow, old way - six bushel minimum, pick-up loads are great. Remember, a good bushel of apples makes 3 gallons of cider.
David Seger

David Seger
P. O. Box 305, Fulton
(309) 887-4520


Directions: Take Route 84 north of Thomson to 3 Mile Road; right to T-type intersection; turn right and continue to red barn on the left.

Products: Shiitake mushrooms both dehydrated and fresh (in season May to October). Also, some hardwood lumber, not kiln-dried.

Availability: Call first; 7 AM to 7 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pine Summit Tree Farm

Bill Dickman
5957 Charolaise Road, Cedarville
(815) 563-4196
pinesummit@msn.com

Directions: Red Oak black top out of Cedarville to Charolaise Road, turn right, fourth lane on right.

Products: tree seedlings, ball & burlap trees.

Services: Tree Planting, Thinning, T.S.I., Tree Pruning, Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 30' diameter, 20' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20Ó width, 10' depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 30'diameter, 20' length log
(Will travel within Stephenson county)

Availability: Weekends

Related Info: for tree seedling sales, order in December for spring planting.
 

 

Jones' Bandsawing

Ralph Jones
7902 E. Knoup Road, Rock City
(815) 449-2689

Directions: 3 miles south of Rock City at corner of Knoup and Eggert Roads.

Products: Knoup's Best Maple Syrup, Maple Cream, Maple Peanut Cream.

Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 30' diameter, 16'6' length log (18 years experience)

Availability: Year-round.

 

 

Rockey's Custom Sawmill

Dean Rockey
4412 E Rock Grove Rd, Rock City
(815) 865-5832

Directions: One mile (second house on left) west of Rock Grove on Rock Grove Rd.

Products: Firewood, chainsaw sharpening, custom-built outhouses, some hardwood lumber.

Services: Portable Sawmill, maximums: 36' diameter, 21' length log (Will travel within Stephenson county.)

Availability: Year-round, call first or stop in anytime.
Hogback Hardwoods

Scott Elsasser
13800 N. Hogback Road, Orangeville
(815) 789-4419
(815) 291-9440 (cell)
selsas7475@yahoo.com

Directions: From Orangeville, drive east on Rock Grove Road to Henderson Road, north to Eldorado Road, east to Hogback Road, north to State Line.

Products: Hardwood lumber, flooring and paneling, maple syrup.

Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Skidding, Straight Line Rip Saw, Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 12' width, 8' depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 36'
diameter, 21.5' length log.
(Will travel to all six counties.)

Availability: Operating all year but no regular office hours. Call for appointment.
 
Wooded Wonderland Lumber Company

John Eisbach
610 S Devil's Ladder Road, Galena
(815) 777-3426
(815) 777-3420

Directions: 5 miles east of Galena on US Route 20; south 1/2 mile on Devil's Ladder Road.

Products: Kiln-dried hardwoods, matched for color and grain; pine lumber; flooring; paneling; timbers; log & timber trusses. Woodmaster Outdoor woodburning
furnaces. Customer-picked blueberry patch from July thru August.

Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 36' diameter, 22' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20' width, 6'
depth.

Availability: Year-round, 7 AM to 5 PM.
Revery Tree Farm

Dick and Carole Pouzar
2303 West Cording Road, Galena
(815) 777-8157
pouzar@yahoo.com

Directions: Take US Route 20 west 1 mile from Elizabeth to Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road; turn north and drive 9 miles to Cording Road; turn west (left) and drive to first lane on left - about 1/3 mile.

Products: Attractive outdoor furniture hand-made from locally grown lumber: settees, chairs, and tables from durable hardwoods: white oak, black walnut, cherry.  Unfinished or weather-resistant finish, custom lettering, custom-sizing.

Availability: Most days or evenings, call for an appointment.
 
Plum River Log Bed Co.

Bob Scholl
7500 Rte 78 South, Stockton
(815) 947-2126
www.plumriverlogbeds.com

Directions: Twelve miles north of Mt Carroll on Route
78 or 7 miles south of Route 20 on Route 78.

Products: Log beds made from red pine, nite stands, dressers, chests, settees, tables, lamps.

Availability: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, open 9 AM to 5 PM remaining days.
 
Nelson's Nature Gardens & Tree Farm

Virgil Nelson
7665 E. Upmann Road, Stockton
(815) 947-3993


Directions: Take Canyon Park Road north from US Route 20 approx. 3 1/2 miles to E. Upmann Road, then west 3/4 mile to Nelson Tree Farm. ' to 12' diameter in
varying lengths up to 60 feet. Approx. 100 can be made available in winter of 2004-2005.

Availability: Call first for site viewing, selection, and availability.

Related Info: Trees will be cut from owner's timber thinning during winter of 2004-2005 only after purchase orders are placed. Prices negotiated.
Mississippi Valley Tree Experts, Inc.

Jon Kelly, Certified Arborist
107 Commercial Drive, Hanover
(815) 591-3562
mississippitree@interni.com

Directions: Industrial Park south of Hanover on IL Route 84.

Products: Wood chips, firewood, nursery stock.

Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Skidding, Tree Planting, Pruning, Thinning and T. S. I
(Will travel to Carroll and Jo Daviess counties.)

Availability: Appointments by phone.
Heritage Horse-Logging and Lumber Co.

Mike Dorsch
5956 S. Piroke Road, Stockton
(815) 947-2870
gshep@aeroinc.net

Directions: 5 miles south of Route 20 on Curtis Road to Piroke Road. 1/2 miles west to facility.

Products: Kiln-dried lumber, flooring, paneling, moulding, dry firewood, sawdust, and shavings.

Services: Tree Felling, Bucking, Horse Skidding, Thinning and T.S.I.; Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 48' diameter, 20' length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 15' width, 6' depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 48' diameter, 20' length
log (Will travel to all six counties.)

Availability: Regular business hours, year-round.

Related Info: We are a small family business offering a wide range of services and products from the woods, and committed to low impact forestry.
Lee Freedlund

Lee Freedlund
9568 E. Binkley Road, Stockton
(815) 947-2562
(815) 541-2195 (cell)
leefree@mwci.net

Directions: Northwest of Stockton, 1 1/2 miles.

Products: Small lots of air-dried hardwood and white pine. Can plane it. Also, small furniture items.

Services: Portable Sawmill, maximums: 30' diameter, 20' length log (Will travel to Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, and Stephenson counties.)

Availability: Shop is at home site, so phone anytime to be sure I am there.
Bill's Christmas Trees

William Sharelis
(815) 845-2609
5102 N. Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road, Scales Mound
wsharelis@aol.com

Directions: Eleven miles north of US Route 20 on Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road.

Products: Choose and cut Christmas Trees (Scotch White Pine, Colorado Blue and Norway Spruce, Douglas Fir,
Balsam Fir), Christmas Wreaths, and Hand-crafted Items. Sometimes, we have wood chips - call ahead.

Available: Weekends, starting with Thanksgiving until Christmas, 9 AM - 4 PM.
Acorn Acres

Jerry Misek
3093 E. Skene Road, Elizabeth
(815) 598-3215
acornacres@blkhawk.net

Directions: Take Route 20 east of Elizabeth approx. 2 miles to Derinda Road; go south on Derinda approx. 4 miles to Skene Road; take Skene Road east 1/2 mile to
our driveway.

Products: large inventory of air-dried lumber - pine, walnut, cherry, red & white oak, ash, basswood, hickory, black locus and butternut. Complete price list available, volume discounts. Also, rustic wood benches and Peterson bluebird houses. [Willing to saw lumber to your specifications.]

Services: Lumber planing, maximums: 13' width, 6' depth

Availability: By appointment only.
Iserman Sawmill

Terry Iserman
4130 N. Afolkey Road, Freeport
(815) 449-9032

Services:  Tree Felling, Bucking, Tractor Skidding, Log Trucking, Timber Cruising and Timber Estimating:  Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 24" diameter, 20' length log; Lumber Planing, maximums: 20" width, 6" depth; Portable Sawmill, maximums: 26" dimater, 10' length log.  (Will Travel to all six counties.)
     


Johnson Creek Hardwoods

Michael Johnson and Patricia Johnson
6480 Daggert Road, Mt. Carroll
(815) 684-5411
thejohnsons@internetni.com

Directions: From Mt Carroll, go south on IL Route 78
for 2.6 miles; turn left on Timber Lake Road; go 1
mile and turn right on Daggert Road; go 1 1/2 miles to
6480 Daggert.

Products: furniture-grade hardwood lumber in 18
species (all locally grown), bowl blanks, turning
spindles, slabs for mantles and tables.

Services: Fixed Sawmill, maximums: 32' diameter, 14'
length log; Kiln Drying; Lumber Planing, maximums: 24'
width, 8' depth
NOTE: We will occasionally saw on shares and will buy
logs.

Availability: Whenever we are here. Customers should
call first to check on availability of stock and to
set up an appointment.

 
 
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