- Adirondack-Guideboat

Welcome! This is a blog about the Adirondack guideboat. It includes whatever strikes that author’s fancy. For example, you might follow his progress building such an iconic craft, or go along on a 90 mile guideboat race, or learn about some particularly interesting person or happening involving these magnificent wooden boats. Enjoy.

Fred Burns-The last of the Long Lake Traditional Guideboat Builders

I came to know of guideboat builder Fred Burns through my friend Richard Dechene. Fred was Richard’s grandfather, who Richard

John Homer-New Age Guideboat Builder

John Homer is a good friend of mine. We met while I was an interpreting at the Museum for Allison

Minnow Pond-Part 2

Last time we hiked into Minnow Pond, a pristine body of water that the Adirondack Museum has set aside for

Minnow Pond-Part 1

This year the Adirondack Museum has added a new attraction. They built a boat house on Minnow Pond, a small

Returning North

Finally the day arrives to head back north to Long Lake. It seems like a very long time since we

Making a scarf

A scarf is a way of joining two planks end-to-end. It is used when planking a guideboat because it is

The Adirondack Guideboat-The BookCase Boat

I have always been fascinated by the Book Case Boat. I first saw a photo of it in Kenneth and

The Adirondack Guideboat-Where did it come from?

In part II of Where the guideboat came from? we will look into the contribution of William Austin of Long

The Adirondack Guideboat-Mother Wherry

In the last post we talked about how two boat builders immigrated to the Adirondacks from Vermont around 1850. They

Thw Adirondack Guideboat-Where did it come from?

The origin of the Adirondack guideboat has intrigued me ever since I became fascinated by this lovely craft. Did it

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