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Adirondack Guideboats in kevlar & glass
http://www.adirondack-guide-boat.com/ |
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The otter exhibit at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY, on July 7, 2007. |
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Fly over the Adirondacks and enjoy the beauty that makes up the 6 million acres which are part of the collections at the Wild Center. Visit www.wildcenter.org for more exciting looks at this remarkable area. |
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Take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, the Wild Center - http://www.wildcenter.org Located in Tupper Lake, NY, in the center of New York's Adirondack region, the Wild Center offers an up-close look at many of the species and special places that make up this wild region. See river otters play under their own waterfall, get eye-to-eye with strains of native trout found in only a few Adirondack lakes. View the majestic splendor of the High Peaks through the camera of Carl Heilman II in the Wild Center's unique Panoramas HD Theater. A cafe, gift shop and accessible hiking trails round out a visit any day of the week. |
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River otters, Squeeker and Louie, attack snowman who dared to sit on their favorite rock. They checked out the frozen guy, then drowned him as he fell to pieces under their waterfall. Squeek and Louie hang out almost every day at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY. The Wild Center is the base camp of the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks. Find out more info at: www.wildcenter.org |
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The Natural History of the Adirondacks Museum in Tupper Lake |
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www.wildcenter.org - Discover the trails and outdoor interpretive exhibits at the Wild Center, the Adirondack's museum. Learn about the birds, flowers and other wildlife found in this 6 million acre collection. The trails will take you to the Oxbow on the Raquette River. In winter, snowshoes are available for your own use or on one our the naturalist-guided hikes. |
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www.wildcenter.org - Take a quick tour of the exhibits found inside the Wild Center, the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks. Touch a cloud, feel the cold breath of ancient glaciers, and get up close to over 80 different species of animals found in the Adirondack Mountain region. Plan your summer vacation with a visit today. |
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A homeless woman falls asleep in the Japanese wing of the Metropolitan Museum, NYC, and dreams of being on a lake in the Adirondack mountains. Monique Fagan Smith plays herself. |
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Fall 2007. My cousin and I make the hike starting from the Hogtown trailhead.
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Title: "Jill's America" from the movie "Once upon a time in the West" |
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KINGSTON -- A breeze off the Jones River wafts through the open door, swirling the dust and curled wood shavings covering the cement floor. The smell of wood -- some weathered with age, some freshly cut -- hangs thick in the warm air.
Smiling, his forehead beaded with sweat, Reuben Smith pops up from the belly of a 24-foot Fenwick Williams canoe yawl.
Somewhere amid the sawhorses, schematic drawings, handmade benches, tools and boxes of nails, a telephone rings.
"Your boat will be done by next Memorial Day!" Smith shouts toward the sound.
He laughs, but there is a kernel of truth to what he said. The owner of the Tumblehome Boatshop knows that the traditional restoration and building of boats is a long, slow, careful process.
Smith grew up in the Adirondacks. His father and uncle, whom Smith started working for at 15, were boat builders.
Smith, who now lives in Plympton, Smith began teaching classes in boat building at the Hull Lifesaving Museum in 1997.
Working out of an old diesel box truck, he would travel from town to town, plying his trade.
Smith said there are still a few little shops like his up and down the coast, as well as a handful of expert craftsmen to supply them with the tools and fittings they need. Together, they form a unique collective that is carrying on centuries-old traditions.
"All of us find identity through tradition. We're bookish," Smith said. "Artisans today have to be part scholar, part grunt. You have to go to libraries, museums So much about the techniques we use used to be common knowledge."
There are power tools all around his shop, but Smith depends mainly on the original tools of the trade. He plucks a heavy black chisel from a workbench and carefully runs the blade along a raw plank. A wisp of wood falls to the floor.
The surface is as smooth as porcelain.
"This is my little buddy," Smith said of the chisel. "You can't find this anymore I found it at an antique store for $50 -- a bargain."
Sometimes he creates the tools he needs, relying on knowledge gained during hours of research, and on his own ingenuity.
In creating the frame for the hull of the 24-foot canoe yawl, Smith bolted together a wooden chain to make a form flexible enough to fit in the hull but rigid enough to hold a shape.
"It's like a 14th-century tool," he said, "but it works."
And it's "surprisingly fast" to boot. At least in this line of work.
"It got so I could do one in six hours," Smith said. "I'd estimated eight to 10, so six is good."
By KAREN GOULART
The Patriot Ledger
Video by Molly Trust
For The Patriot Ledger |
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The Natural History of the Adirondacks Museum in Tupper Lake! |
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We stop to look up in awe at the cliffs of Sleeping Beauty Mtn. The trail to the summit skirts around to the East then North. The sign here tells us we are 1.2 miles from the top. |
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Amanda Bengle, Education Coordinator fo the Hyde Collection, leads a Glens Falls High School student on a tour through Hyde House as part of their participation in the ARCC 2007 Career Experience Day. |
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The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks in Tupper Lake! |
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