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(click for larger view) Near Powell Lake,
enroute to Michigan Landing, 1908
(#25001, courtesy of PR Museum) |
Willingdon Beach Trail Railroad
The Michigan-Puget Sound Logging Company operated a railway
between Powell Lake and the ocean. Their first dump was where the Powell River
Company wanted to construct their mill. Therefore, in 1910, the railroad was
extended to the present day Willingdon Beach site, formerly known as Michigan’s
landing.
When logging ended in 1918, the rails remained for eight
years. In 1926 the Powell River Company decided to lift the rails, and the
Willingdon Beach Trail was born. Read more on the
trail history here. Compare this photo with a current snap of the
trail below.
