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.
The Adirondack Guideboat in wind
All boat designs are a result of trade offs. The primary drivers for the Adirondack guideboat were that it had
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The Adirondack Guideboat-Wind:The Enemy of the 90 mile Canoe Race
We’ve been talking about the 90 Mile Canoe (guideboat) race held in the Adirondacks every fall. In three days, the
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The Adirondack Guideboat-The 90 Miler Canoe and Guideboat Race-Part 2
Last time we met John Homer who races in the Adirondack 90 Mile Canoe and Guideboat race. I need to
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The Adirondack Guideboat-The 90 Mile Adirondack Canoe (Guideboat) Classic
The 90 Miler, as it is known in the Adirondacks, is a three-day boat race held on the second weekend
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The Adirondack Guideboat-Reuben Cary’s Guideboat
We have been talking about Reuben Cary, his prowess as an Adirondack guide in the late 1800’s. As it turns
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Adirondack Guideboats-Making the Cary Guide’s Paddle
Last time, we heard about Reuben Cary, one of the most renowned guides and woodsmen the North Country has ever
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Before going back to boat building this fall, I decided to finish the Reuben Cary guide’s paddle I started this summer at
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The Adirondack Guideboat-Merlie Austin’s Guideboat
Last time we visited Bunny Austin’s guideboat shop. Bunny’s family has been in Long Lake for six generations and many
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Building an Adirondack Guideboat-Visiting an Old Friend
Time to visit an old friend, Bunny Austin. Bunny has be under the weather lately but I hear that he
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Guideboat Paddle Demo at the Adirondack Museum
The Adirondack Museum asked me to be an Artisan-in Residence to demonstrate making guideboat paddles. So from Wednesday through Saturday
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