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[Benson Gray]

WAITING FOR THE BREEZE: Two beautiful sailing canoes waiting in the still of the morning for a day of sailing to come. The canoe in the background is a reproduction of the canoe Ione from the W.P. Stephens book. The hull was built by member Bill Clements and the spars and hardware were made by member Bob Lavertue, the owner of the canoe. In the foreground is a replica of a Peterborough 18 foot sailing canoe which was built in Dan Sutherlands shop in the 1980’s. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #paulsmiths #adirondacks #wchaassembly #lowerstregislake #peterboroughcanoe #wpstevenscanoe #springfieldfancenterboard

 

[Benson Gray]

RESTING IN PLACID WATERS: This Huron canoe (from one of the Huron builders of Quebec) was fully restored by Michael Grace of the Riverboy Canoe Company. It was photographed on one of the many waterways of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge surrounding the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Photo by Michael Grace. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #huroncanoe

 

[Benson Gray]

DAYBREAK: A beautiful birchbark built by expert builder, Ferdy Goode, greets the dawn on the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage in northern Wisconsin. Ferdy is one of a small number of builders keeping the birchbark tradition alive and vibrant. Photo by Ferdy Goode. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #birchbarkcanoe #ferdygoode #beaverbarkcanoe #turtleflambeau

 

[Benson Gray]

PADDLING-BY: John Piston and Elaine Barnes paddle John's Morris canoe during the Paddle-by at the 2015 Assembly. Photo by Jim Wilson. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #paulsmiths #adirondacks #wchaassembly #lowerstregislake #morriscanoe

 

[Benson Gray]

A BEAUTY REBORN: Larry Riker’s 1936, 16 foot, Old Town Yankee. Recanvassed, filled and finished with an authentic Old Town Indian Design, numer four, in 2017, with the help of WCHA Chapter One folks and some good advice from Jerry Stelmok of the Island Falls Canoe Company. The setting is on the quiet waters of Canadice Lake, in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. Photo by Larry Riker. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #oldtowncanoe #islandfallscanoe #canadicelake

 

[Benson Gray]

Fall Colors: Mike Wootten’s flashy 1964 Old Town Guide was one of many canoes at the Northwest Chapter’s Fall Meet in 2015. Photo by Mike Livdahl. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #oldtowncanoe #mikelivdahl

 

[Benson Gray]

EARLY MORNING IN THE ATIRONDACKS: Member Kevin Oldenburg captured this image early on a foggy morning on Lower St. Regis Lake just before he paddled from the alumni camping area to the first day of Assembly. The canoe is a 17 foot 1931 Kennebec Kineo Special with serial number 104018 which Kevin restored, and this was the canoe’s maiden voyage after its restoration. Photo by Kevin Oldenburg. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #kennebeccanoe #wchaassembly #paulsmiths #adirondacks #stregislake

 

[Benson Gray]

THE NEXT GENERATION: Young River Grace setting out for a paddle on the St. Marks River in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast. His canoe today is a circa 1904 Lakefield longitudinal cedar strip canoe with red elm ribs, butternut decks, white oak gunnels, and what are believed to be Brazilian rosewood thwarts. #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #lakefieldcanoe #stmarksriver

 

[dtdcanoes]

Michael,
As a distinguished gent once said , " Have you no shame, sir ? " BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD ! ? thwarts ? I know this is not a competition but the closest I can come is some Caribbean Mahogany for my Williams decks and door for the fly fishing accessories cabinet in the bow of my " 92 Saranac and , some interesting grenadellia used to make my oboe. I am in a weakened state with this Corona thingy....and you are prevailing upon me unfairly, me thinks .......BUT , I love that boat, and especially what it has done for your boy. Stay well, y'all .
DAVE

 

[Benson Gray]

EARLY MORNING PADDLE: A beautiful shot of Steve Wingard paddling a 15ft Prospector Ranger built by Craig Kitchen from plans available at Bear Mountain Boats in Peterborough, Ontario. This moment was on Teal Lake in Ishpeming, Michigan. That morning Craig spent an hour watching Steve play with the canoe. Photo by Craig Kitchen. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #bearmountainboats #teallake

 

[Benson Gray]

A GOOD DAY ON THE WATER: Paddlers Annie Nixon and her daughter Meghan enjoy a beautiful day exploring a floating bog area near Woolwich, Maine. The canoe is a 14 foot cedar stripper, built on a Chestnut Fox form by member Abby Burbank. Abby built the canoe in her kitchen in 2013, as she needed the heat from the woodstove to get the glue to dry. According to Abby, ”A workshop is anywhere you put it!” #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #woolwich #chestnutfox

 

[Benson Gray]

THE CAMP: This is the camp of Ferdy Goode, a master birch bark canoe builder from Wisconsin. Ferdy’s wonderful canoes are built right here where he collects many of the raw materials needed in the construction of these beauties. Photo by Ferdy Goode. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #birchbarkcanoe #ferdygoode #beaverbarkcanoe #wisconsin

 

[Benson Gray]

'CANOE DAY’ IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: Member and former UK Chapter Head David Houghton leads the fleet of 27 canoes, 21 of which are wooden canoes, at the start of ‘Canoe Day’ in the UK during June, 2011. The group is starting off from Sonning-on-Thames and paddling downstream by way of two Thames backwaters to Henley-On-Thames. David started this event in 2006 and it grew each year. Photo by Sue Milton. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #canoeday #thamesriver

 

[Benson Gray]

AT THE PORTAGE: It’s September 2012 and member Craig Johnson, his brother Scott, stepson Matt, and daughter Miki have just completed the portage into the southern tip of Lake Agnes in the Quetico Provincial Park. This is the return trip for the 16 foot 1956 Old Town Guide canoe in the foreground, which Craig inherited from his father and then restored. The second canoe is a 15 foot model that was built in 2011 by Craig and Miki at Pam Wedd’s shop. Photo by Scott Johnson. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #oldtowncanoe #bearwoodcanoe #lakeagnes #quetico

 

[Benson Gray]

BON VOYAGE: Nicolas Imbert imported this canoe made in Chambord, Québec, Canada by Denis Tremblay. Nicolas is shown here with WCHA member Philippe Dusser in the bow for a quiet paddle on the Cher River in France. Photo by Philippe Dusser. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #tremblaycanoe #cherriver

 

[Benson Gray]

AWAITING THE DAY: It was very calm before sunrise on Twin Lakes in Michigan as this beauty awaits the day. This 13’ solo canoe is a Loon Works “Nakoma” model, built in 1999 by master builder Tom MacKenzie. Photo by Ken Kelly. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #twinlakes #loonworks

 

[Benson Gray]

RARING TO GO: Owners, John and Mike Quenell, are ready to get out on the water. The canoe is a Peterborough of 1880’s vintage, and the Dodge is of 1920’s vintage. A perfect pair. Photo by Ric Puls. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #peterboroughcanoe #dodgewoodie

 

[Benson Gray]

Cooper Schulte pulling a 25-foot birch bark canoe into Priest Lake in Idaho at the Northwest Chapter’s fall meet. The canoe was built by John Zinser in the woods in Ontario. John and Cooper work for Voyages of Discovery, a group that runs canoe journeys for youths on the Columbia River. Photo by Mike Livdahl. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #mikelivdahl #voyagesofdiscovery

 

[Benson Gray]

A FINE CANOE MODEL: WCHA members enjoy building canoes of all sizes and shapes. Member Chris Pearson built this beautiful 1/8th scale model of an Old Town OTCA several years ago. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #oldtowncanoe #otca #canoemanart

 

[Benson Gray]

TULLY RIVER PADDLE: The Norumbega Chapter led a paddle during the 2010 Assembly from Tully Lake to Long Pond on the east branch of the Tully River in Massachusetts. Surrounded by the fragrant pickerel rush, Greg O’Brien and his son in their 1915 B.N. Morris await their turn to make the carry at a beaver dam. The Army Corps of Engineers built the Tully Dam to prevent flooding of the Connecticut River Valley. Photograph by John “Fitz” Fitzgerald. #wcha #wchaorg #canoe #woodencanoeheritageassociation #woodencanoe #tullyriver #wchaassembly #morriscanoe