I’ve been doing research again for a new book. This time the setting is Minnesota and ice harvesting is a part of my storyline. I love when God sends me wonderful gems from the past, and I just have to share this one with you.

If you have time, I want to encourage you to watch this wonderful movie that was made in 1919 and shows ice harvesting. It’s wonderful – not only the actual work on the ice, but they show the men taking the ice for storage and how they utilized horsepower to create an elevator to lift the ice into the icehouse. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

If nothing else, this video makes me very happy that it’s much easier to get ice today.

God Bless You!