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Wooden canoe enthusiasts gather on the AuSable River
This 1915 Kingsbury owned by Ken Kelly of Grand Rapids was built in the Charles River area of Massachusetts. By Howard Meyerson It was a quintessential fall day: cool and sunny with color in the...
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Building a whaleboat: Students tackle unusual project at Upper Peninsula boat...
Great Lakes Boat Building School students work on one of seven authentic whaleboat replicas that will launch with the Charles W. Morgan this summer. Photo: Courtesy Great Lakes Boat Building School By...
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Wooden Boat Shows Aplenty in Michigan this Summer
Classic wood runabouts are abundant at shows like the Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts, which is hosted in Hessel annually and this year runs Aug. 9-11. Pictured is a brass...
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Bamboo fly rod builder: Wes Cooper honored with MSU heritage award
Wes Cooper, of Fremont, was honored by the Michigan Traditional Arts Program Saturday, Aug. 10, for his dedication and excellence in keeping bamboo rod building alive as a tradition. Photo: Howard...
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Michigan’s Croff Craft Custom Driftboats; small boats with big attitude
Each of Phil Croff’s boats is hand-built to customer specifications. Shown is the tradtional model. Photo courtesy of Croff Craft Custom Driftboats By Howard Meyerson Phil Croff wasn’t planning to...
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New driftboat design coming from Phil Croff; construction to be documented on...
Phil Croff’s special 12-foot Orvis edition boat is being sold by Orvis online. Photo: Courtesy of Croff Craft Custom Driftboats If you enjoyed the story earlier this fall about Phil Croff, the...
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The romance of the courting canoe era is alive and well at Ken Kelly’s place
The lore and romance of early 20th Century wood and canvas canoes, and a modern-day man who collects them, is the subject of a feature story by me in the newest issue of Canoeroots Magazine. It is...
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Big Fish: Wood carver enjoys fishing for those fish he carves
Bob Batchik created this giant steelhead carving as a commissioned work for musician Huey Lewis. The wood fish hangs over the front door of the musician’s California studio. Photo: Courtesy of Bob...
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Northern Michigan fishing guide builds big boats for small rivers
Phil Croff’s cedar and walnut drift boats provide a stable platform to fish from on the swift northern Michigan rivers where he guides anglers. Photo: Howard Meyerson By Howard Meyerson INDIAN RIVER,...
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