- 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.

Prelude to Greatness- The Tupper 8 Mile Race

My friend Jon and his friend Kevin are dedicated guideboat racers. Gudieboat racing has waned since it’s heyday back in

Thankful in a Guideboat Race

A few years back I sold my third guideboat to a fella named Jon. Jon was the perfect one to

Guideboat Furniture

My friend Andy at the Adirondack Museum called the seats in a guideboat the “Furniture”. Indeed the furniture got more

Roots on the way

You might remember that the old time Adirondack guideboat builders used roots of red spruce trees for constructing the ribs

The Bottom Board-Uh Oh

This is my fifth guideboat so you would think constructing a bottom board would be a piece of cake by

Guideboat Paddles for Sale

While dithering about whether to build another guideboat I created a couple of guideboat paddles. I became intrigued with these

Another Guideboat?

Should I start another guideboat? Do I have it in me to see it through? This will be guideboat number

Present Day Adirondack Guideboat Builders

The Adirondack Museum (Experience) has put out a new video about present day Adirondack boatbuilders. Some of my favorite people

Peak!

We are staying in the North Country longer this year. It is late September and we have had two heavy

Endion Part 3-Some observations

Today Endion looks much different than when the hotel was operating. The hotel and barn are gone replaced by numerous

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