Rob Stevens
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
The dates that were originally announced for the 2011 Assembly at Paul Smith's College of the Adirondacks have been changed. The note below has been posted on the website, but not mentioned directly so that people like me who often go directly to these discussion forums may have missed it;
July 13-17, 2011 Assembly - Paul Smiths College, NY ...new date
This is a return to a site where Assembly has been previously held 17 times, so it is a sentimental favorite for many longtime members. That being said, Assembly hasn't been held there since 2006, so it will be 5 years.
A theme has yet to be determined. As you may be away, many of the major builders and types of construction have been covered in the previous 31 years, some more than once.
Here are the annual themes to date;
Assembly Themes and Locations
1980 1st Assembly – Clayton, NY
1981 none – Frost Natural Resources Centre, Dorset, ON
1982 none – University of Maine, Orono, ME
1983 none – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1984 Walter Walker? and Chestnut Canoe, Frost Natural Resource Centre, Dorset, ON
1985 none – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1986 Chestnut – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1987 Gerrish – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1988 none – St. Norberts College, DePere, WI
1989 Thompson – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1990 Kennebec – St. Joseph’s College, Windham, ME
1991 Rushton – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1992 Peterborough – Trent University, Peterborough, ON
1993 Old Town – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1994 WCHA 15th Anniversary – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1995 E. M. White – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1996 Penn Yan – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1997 Morris – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1998 Miller – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1999 Chestnut – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2000 Celebrate the WCHA – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2001 Willits Brothers – Keuka College, NY
2002 Strip-built – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2003 Birch Bark – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2004 25th Assembly Anniversary & Seliga Canoes - Paul Smith’s College, NY
2005 Lapstrake – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2006 Racine Boatworks – Keuka College, NY
2007 Charles River - Keuka College, NY
2008 Peterborough/Lakefield (+Walter Walker) – Trent University, Peterborough, ON
2009 30th Anniversary & sailing canoes – Keuka College, NY
2010 Guide Canoes and Guiding Culture – Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
Please contribute any suggestions you have for a theme for next year, and beyond.
Also, we are still looking for people to join the planning committee.
The Assembly program is predominantly member-driven, with some external resource people sometimes brought in. Please share any ideas you have for topics and resource people for program activities (demos, workshops, presentations, displays, etc.)
July 13-17, 2011 Assembly - Paul Smiths College, NY ...new date
This is a return to a site where Assembly has been previously held 17 times, so it is a sentimental favorite for many longtime members. That being said, Assembly hasn't been held there since 2006, so it will be 5 years.
A theme has yet to be determined. As you may be away, many of the major builders and types of construction have been covered in the previous 31 years, some more than once.
Here are the annual themes to date;
Assembly Themes and Locations
1980 1st Assembly – Clayton, NY
1981 none – Frost Natural Resources Centre, Dorset, ON
1982 none – University of Maine, Orono, ME
1983 none – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1984 Walter Walker? and Chestnut Canoe, Frost Natural Resource Centre, Dorset, ON
1985 none – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1986 Chestnut – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1987 Gerrish – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1988 none – St. Norberts College, DePere, WI
1989 Thompson – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1990 Kennebec – St. Joseph’s College, Windham, ME
1991 Rushton – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1992 Peterborough – Trent University, Peterborough, ON
1993 Old Town – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1994 WCHA 15th Anniversary – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1995 E. M. White – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1996 Penn Yan – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1997 Morris – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1998 Miller – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
1999 Chestnut – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2000 Celebrate the WCHA – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2001 Willits Brothers – Keuka College, NY
2002 Strip-built – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2003 Birch Bark – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2004 25th Assembly Anniversary & Seliga Canoes - Paul Smith’s College, NY
2005 Lapstrake – Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
2006 Racine Boatworks – Keuka College, NY
2007 Charles River - Keuka College, NY
2008 Peterborough/Lakefield (+Walter Walker) – Trent University, Peterborough, ON
2009 30th Anniversary & sailing canoes – Keuka College, NY
2010 Guide Canoes and Guiding Culture – Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
Please contribute any suggestions you have for a theme for next year, and beyond.
Also, we are still looking for people to join the planning committee.
The Assembly program is predominantly member-driven, with some external resource people sometimes brought in. Please share any ideas you have for topics and resource people for program activities (demos, workshops, presentations, displays, etc.)
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