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(No. 1 of 5; Performance by the Michigan Lumberjacks; George "Swede" Hedquist; E.C. "Doc" Beck; Don Baker; Leon May; Bob McFarlane; Frank Hubbard; Margaret L. Newell, pianist. From discs made approximately 1935. 1. Joe's Favorite (Instrumental) "The Lumberjacks, Who are They?" (talk, E.C. Beck Joe's Favorite (Instrumental), 2. Once More A Lumbering Go (Michigan Lumberjacks), 3. Down by the Wild Mustard River (Michigan Lumberjacks) (Story about Johnny Stiles) The County Fair Polka (Instrumental, Michigan Lumberjacks), 4. Fireman's Dance (Instrumental, Michigan Lumberjacks with Frank Hubbard, fiddler, Breckenridge, 86 years old when recorded) Old Pacific No. 2 (Instrumental, Michigan Lumberjacks with dulcimer solo by Don Baker of Ithaca; Peek-A-Boo (Instrumental, Michigan Lumberjacks with dulcimer solo by Don Baker of Ithaca, 5. Young Monroe (Vocal solo), 6. Paul Bunyan Tale (George "Swede" Hedquist, Detroit), 7. Pete Bateese (Talk by), 8. La Bon Louis and My Love is But a Lassie (Instrumental, Michigan Lumberjacks , 9. Jack Haggerty and His Flat River Girl (Leon Hay, Swede Hedquist and Bob McFarlane, with Margaret L. Newell, pianist), 10. Pine River Quadrille: Kitchen Sweat (Instrumental, Leon May Swede Hedquist, Margaret L. Newell, pianist), 11. When We a Lumbering Go (Vocal, Leon May, Bob McFarlane and Swede Hedquist, Margaret L. Newell, pianist) Note: The words peculiarly refer to "the Saginaw River Valley.")

(No. 2 of 5; Performance by the Michigan Lumberjacks; George "Swede" Hedquist; E.C. "Doc" Beck; Don Baker; Leon May; Bob McFarlane; Frank Hubbard; Margaret L. Newell, pianist. From discs made approximately 1935. Track listing, Golden Slippers, Turkey in the Straw, Old Pacific No. 2, Peek-A-Boo, Concludes with interview.)

(No. 3 of 5; Performed by the Michigan Lumberjacks: George "Swede" Hedquist; E.C. "Doc" Beck; Don Baker; Leon May; Bob McFarlane; Frank Hubbard; Margaret L. Newell, pianist. Track listing includes: Jay Mudge Original, Red Wing and Nellie Gray, Golden Slippers, Fiddle Tune, Ain't Gonna Rain No More, Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes, Long, Long Ago and Old Black Joe, Lumberjack Strawberries, Home Sweet Home and Golden Slippers, Mighty Hank Greenburg.)

(No. 4 of 5; From discs made approximately 1935. Performed by the Michigan Lumberjacks: George "Swede" Hedquist; E.C. "Doc" Beck; Don Baker; Leon May; Bob McFarlane; Frank Hubbard; Margaret L. Newell, pianist. Track listing includes: Who Feeds Us Beans?, Not A Thing on the River McCluskey Did Fear, Fireman's Quadrille, When we a Lumbering Go, Joe's Favorite, Wild Mustard River, Country Fair Polka, Yarn: Paul Bunyan's Tale, Joe's Favorite.)

(No. 5 of 5; From Discs made approximately 1935. Performed by the Michigan Lumberjacks: George "Swede" Hedquist; E.C. "Doc" Beck; Don Baker; Leon May; Bob McFarlane; Frank Hubbard; Margaret L. Newell, pianist. Track listing includes: Yarn, "Lumberjack Strawberries", Jam on Gerry's Rock", Le Bon Louis, Jack Haggerty and the Flat River Girl, Paul Bunyan's Railroad, Interview with "Swede" Hedquist.)