A steam shovel found embedded in the bottom of Wixom Lake in October 2020 is well on its way to being fully restored. Mike Oberloier, of Beaverton, who now owns the shovel, recently displayed parts of ...
Mike Oberloier says a restored wheel from the 1901 “type O” Thew model steam-powered shovel, recovered after 95 years submerged in Wixom Lake, serves as motivation for the Beaverton man to continue ...