Lester “Frog” Taylor

Lester “Frog” Taylor’s Lumber in Lynx, Ohio closed its doors on Tuesday March 14. The business began with trucking in 1957 and the first sawmill started in 1960, but Frog started dragging logs at the early age of seven. So how did he get the famous “Frog” name? Taylor explained that his heritage is in the Cheyenne tribe, and they are given a name associated with a life event. As a child, Taylor was trying to catch a frog and he fell in the ice he where he was skating – and that’s how Lester became “Frog or Froggy” Taylor. On February 1, Frog turned 81. …Frog reflected on the many changes through the years. Back then, people cut with crosscut saws before chainsaws and eventually transitioned to the modern tree cutters used today. He said they started the business using mules (yes, the animal) until 1973, moving on to dozers and skidders. …The sawmill will be up for auction on April 13.