Top Level : Harvesting : Ice

Cutting Ice from the River
The first step in ice cutting was to score the ice in a grid. Horse-powered grid cutters were replaced by gas-powered saws. The grid can be seen in the foreground.

Photograph courtesy of Romona Tharp's collection.

<b>Cutting Ice from the River</b><br>The first step in ice cutting was to score the ice in a grid. Horse-powered grid cutters were replaced by gas-powered saws. The grid can be seen in the foreground.