Adirondack guideboat
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The Adirondack guideboat is a rowboat that was developed in the 1840s for recreational activities in the Adirondack region of New York state.Template:Zwj[1] It was designed to have a shallow draft, carry three people and their gear, and be light enough to be portaged by one man, the guide. It is propelled by oars in rowlocks, as a rowboat, rather than a paddle, as in a canoe. Typical dimensions are 16 feet (5 meters) in length, 38 inches (1 m) beam, and a weight of 60 pounds (25 kilograms).Template:Zwj[1] While superficially resembling a canoe in size and profile, its construction methods are very different and are one of its defining features.Template:Zwj[2]
The stem and ribs are made from spruce, a wood which has a very high strength to weight ratio. The hull is planked up with cedar laps, with seams tacked with copper tacks. The hull has a bottom board, like a dory, typically made of pine.Template:Zwj[2] Ribs are traditionally cut from spruce roots which have a grain following the desired curvature of the rib.Template:Zwj[3] Adirondack historian Alfred L. Donaldson credits Adirondack guides Mitchell Sabattis and Cyrus Palmer with the invention of the guideboat.Template:Zwj[4]Template:Rp[5]Template:Rp
Since 1962, the annual Willard Hanmer Guideboat Race has been held on the closest Sunday to the 4th of July in Saranac Lake.Template:Zwj[6] It is a 10-mile (16-kilometer) canoe and kayak race on Lake Flower and down the Saranac River.
In 2016, modern hand-crafted versions sold for about US$20,000Template:Zwj[7] (Error when using Template:Tl: |index=US-GDP (parameter 1) not a recognized index.Template:Zwj[8]).
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Swanson, Rodger (January 7, 2016). "The Adirondack Guideboat". Small Boats Monthly. No. Small Boats Annual 2017. WoodenBoat Publications. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Construction of an Adirondack Guideboat". Adirondack Guideboats. Saranac Lake, NY: Woodward Boatshop. n.d. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sulavik, Stephen B.; Comstock, Edward; Woodward, Christopher (2018). The Adirondack Guideboat: Its Origin, Its Builders, and Their Boats. Peterborough, NH: Bauhan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87233-260-7. LCCN 2018027600. OCLC 1008765211. OL 27365346M.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Donaldson, Alfred L. (1921). A History of the Adirondacks. Vol. II. New York: The Century Company. LCCN 21009060. OCLC 1383265. OL 6634671M. Template:ARK. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aber, Ted; King, Stella Brooks (1965). The History of Hamilton County. Lake Pleasant, New York: Great Wilderness Books. OCLC 1720192.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kurtz, Mark (July 2, 2012). "50th Anniversary Willard Hanmer Guideboat Races". North Country Public Radio. Canton, NY. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lynch, Mike (May 23, 2025) [First published September 16, 2016]. "Building On Tradition". Adirondack Explorer. Archived from the original on August 13, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Durant, Kenneth; Durant, Helen (1980). The Adirondack Guide-Boat. Blue Mountain Lake, NY; Camden, ME: Adirondack Museum; International Marine Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87742-125-2. LCCN 80080778. OL 4123964M. Template:Urn.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sulavik, Stephen B.; Comstock, Edward; Woodward, Christopher (2018). The Adirondack Guideboat: Its Origin, Its Builders, and Their Boats. Peterborough, NH: Bauhan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87233-260-7. LCCN 2018027600. OCLC 1008765211. OL 27365346M.
External links
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