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TOURS
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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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.
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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.
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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, night
stands,
dressers, chests, settees, tables, lamps.
Availability: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, open
9 AM
to 5 PM remaining days.
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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.
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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.
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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: 20"
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.
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Ye Olde Cider Mill (est.
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.
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| The people and businesses listed in this publication
are members of the Northwest Illinois Forestry
Association and own land within its six county area.
This listing is intended to provide a service to the
general public and private landowner with no guarantee
of product or service quality. NIFA does not
assume any responsibility in providing this information.
Landowners desiring forestry services are advised to
obtain bids from at least two competitors.
Supplemental to this listing, the IDNR district forester
can provide a list of consulting foresters that work in
this area and that provide a range of service. For
more information, contact the IDNR District Forester at
(8150244-3655. P.O. Box 6, Mt. Carroll,, Illinois
61053. |
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