Fetsund Lenser sits along the Glomma river and represents the world's only preserved timber floating facility. From 1861 until 1985, the booms sorted logs from Norway's vast forests; at peak season, up to 100,000 logs per day passed through, totaling 14 million logs annually. These massive quantities came from the Eastern and Gudbrandsdalen valleys, floating down Norway's longest river.
The museum preserves the entire ecosystem of timber work: rafting boats, workers' dwellings, workshops, smithy, and the timber-sorting machinery. What makes Fetsund unique is the chance to walk on floating plank paths across the water, just as the boom workers once did to manage the floating logs. The site captures a vanished industry that shaped Norway's economy for centuries.
The museum preserves the entire ecosystem of timber work: rafting boats, workers' dwellings, workshops, smithy, and the timber-sorting machinery. What makes Fetsund unique is the chance to walk on floating plank paths across the water, just as the boom workers once did to manage the floating logs. The site captures a vanished industry that shaped Norway's economy for centuries.
