From left, Travis Johnson, electrician, Doug Mancini, maintenance supervisor, and Dustin Simkins, millwright, have stayed on with IFG since the closure to keep it safe, clean and running without lumber production. They have been responsible for the daily maintenance and upkeep since it closed. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
October 23, 2023
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Idaho Forest Group auctions off remaining equipment
In 1890 the Northern Pacific Railroad was built through Western Montana, and in 1897 the first large lumber mill was built at St. Regis.