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.
Building an Adirondack Guideboat-The Flitches arrive!
I have never built a guideboat in the truly traditional manner. The ribs and stems for my boats were made
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Building an Adirondack Guideboat-My next boat
In my last post I said that I had decided to build another guideboat. This will be the fourth guideboat
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The Adirondack Guideboat-A Christmas Toy (tool)
I have always admired the Lie Nielsen hand tools. They seemed to me to be the Cadillac of the trade.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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