About Us - LumberJack Food and Spirits

LumberJack Food & Spirits is the perfect place for a meal any time of day. When you're staying at our Quality Inn or meeting in our Conference Center we are just down the hallway so we make it easy for you, your associates and family to sit down for a delicious meal.

Try some of our famous BBQ ribs, made with a secret sauce that will have you coming back for more. Or try the most mouth watering and tender steak you have ever sunk your teeth into. Have a brew from our bar where we offer the latest microbrews and some of the best Michigan wines.

Sit back and enjoy the theme in our restaurant that reflects our heritage and way of life. Sit down and discover the lumbering history with pictures and artifacts from the logging era. Gaze throughout the restaurant at the mighty wildlife that roams our forests and rivers.

About us

LumberJack Food & Spirits and the Quality Inn Forward Conference Center

LumberJack Food & Spirits

Quality Inn Forward Conference Center

A Full-Service Banquet & Meeting Facility

Exit 212 on I-75. Centrally located in Michigan, next to the Outlets at West Branch and the LumberJack Food & Spirits Restaurant, the Quality Inn provides guests with an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, 3 whirlpool suites, a family suite, 80 guest rooms, banquet, meeting and reception services, golf packages, group and corporate rates.

Logmarks Due to the similarity of ax markings, in 1842 legislation required each operator to mark the ends of his logs with the log mark tool. Lumber thieves would saw off the ends of logs and replace the log mark with their own.	Big Wheels Once big wheels were invented, lumbering wasn't just a winter sport any longer. Not only did the big wheels haul massive timbers, but on Saturday night, the lumberjacks piled on the big axle and hauled themselves to the nearest saloon.	Brag Loads Brag Loads were loads of logs like this one piled higher than normal for the sake of a photograph. Michigan's log load was the largest at the World's Fair held in Chicago. The load weighed in at 100 tons and gave Michigan jacks bragging rights.
Steam Donkey Here the crane "steam donkey" is loading logs into a narrow gauge, to be pulled by a "puffer".	Spikehorn with Trained Cubs Spikehorn, a farmer lumberjack, was known as a naturalist and bear trainer. He could put a peppermint candy between his teeth and one of his bears would gently remove it with its lips.	Dream Job Hunt and fish all day. Northern lumbering camps hired hunters and fisherman to supply camps with fresh meat and fish.
Shanty Boys By the 1800's, entire families were living in logging camps. The head cook sounded the long tin horn known as a "Gabrielle" to bring their jacks in at the end of the day.

Logmarks

Due to the similarity of ax markings, in 1842 legislation required each operator to mark the ends of his logs with the log mark tool. Lumber thieves would saw off the ends of logs and replace the log mark with their own.

Big Wheels

Once big wheels were invented, lumbering wasn't just a winter sport any longer. Not only did the big wheels haul massive timbers, but on Saturday night, the lumberjacks piled on the big axle and hauled themselves to the nearest saloon.

Brag Loads

Brag Loads were loads of logs like this one piled higher than normal for the sake of a photograph. Michigan's log load was the largest at the World's Fair held in Chicago. The load weighed in at 100 tons and gave Michigan jacks bragging rights.

Steam Donkey

Here the crane "steam donkey" is loading logs into a narrow gauge, to be pulled by a "puffer".

Spikehorn with Trained Cubs

Spikehorn, a farmer lumberjack, was known as a naturalist and bear trainer. He could put a peppermint candy between his teeth and one of his bears would gently remove it with its lips.

Dream Job

Hunt and fish all day. Northern lumbering camps hired hunters and fisherman to supply camps with fresh meat and fish.

Shanty Boys

By the 1800's, entire families were living in logging camps. The head cook sounded the long tin horn known as a "Gabrielle" to bring their jacks in at the end of the day.

Lumbering History

OPERATING HOURS

Sunday - Thursday:
7 a.m - 9 p.m.

Friday & Saturday:

7 a.m. - 9 p.m.