Photo gallery: 2017 restoration work at the Sawyer Log Church

Members of the Northern Bedrock Historic Preservations Corps added sections to scaffolding standing next to the original Saint Mary & Joseph’s Catholic Church on Oct. 5, 2017. The workers were replacing the cedar shake roof and rebuilding the 133-year-old structure’s bell tower. News Tribune file photo

Northern Bedrock Historic Preservations Corps members Ian Erickson (from left), Tyler Zaloudek and Adele Johnson fasten cedar shakes to the roof of the original Saint Mary & Joseph’s Catholic Church building in 2017. News Tribune file photo

Northern Bedrock Historic Preservations Corps member Shelby Witt braces a cedar shake against a scaffolding rail while shaping the shake with a handax in 2017. News Tribune file photo

Laurel Eaton, Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps development director, photographs 2017 restoration work at the original Saint Mary & Joseph’s Catholic Church. News Tribune file photo

Tim Lang, a restoration specialist contracted to Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps, talks about the 2017 restoration work on the original Saint Mary & Joseph's Catholic Church building in Sawyer. News Tribune file photo

In October 2017, Bryan Bassa, deacon at Saint Mary & Joseph's Catholic Church, talks about some of the restoration work already done at the church’s original building, including the replacement of some of the building’s timbers.