- 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.

The Adirondack Guideboat-Where did it come from?

The origins of the Adirondack guideboat have always puzzled me. Did it evolve entirely within the Adirondacks? I believe it

The Adirondack Guideboat-More on Raiders

Last time I promised to share with you the most exquisitely built guideboat I have yet seen. It is a

The Adirondack Guideboat-Raiders

Although the preferred length of a guideboat built in the 1800’s was 15 to 16 feet, guideboats of other sizes

The Adirondack Guideboat-Seneca Ray Stoddard

As mentioned in the last post, Long Lake cherishes its history. The town makes sure that its history is preserved

The Adirondack Guideboat-Guideboat Models-Part 2

In the small Adirondack town of Long Lake there are certain revered folks; you might call them town fathers. Over

The Adirondack Guideboat-Guideboat Models-Part 1

A most incredible thing happened this summer in the North Country. Tupper Lake, a town smack in the middle of

Adirondack Guideboat-Return of the Wild

If you are in the Adirondacks for any length of time you will soon find yourself elbow-to-elbow with wild creatures.

Building an Adirondack Guideboat- Another launching

You may remember that another reproduction of the Queen Anne guideboat was completed and launched this spring. Dave Bloom followed

Building an Adirondack Guideboat-Backing out Revisited

As explained earlier, backing out was the old time guideboat builder’s term for hollowing out a plank so that it

Adirondack Guideboats- The last Howard Seaman Memorial Guideboat Race

Last time I wrote I promised to tell about the last Howard Seaman Memorial Guideboat race held in Long Lake and

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