A Tribute to the Loyal Shop Dog
As of winter 2022, virtually everyone on earth can agree the past couple of years have been rough. At Bear Mountain we've been fortunate to be able to to continue supplying builders, and we're glad to have helped people pour their creativity into a project rather than spending more time stuck in a vicious news cycle. Sometimes, though, there's no substitute for a quiet moment with a good dog—and so we've put together a little gallery featuring two of our favourite things.
Up the Cric - A Redbird Canoe by Jack Diffily, Azle, TX, USA
Posted on October 26 2014
By J.A. Diffily
My canoe project got started in 2007 when I was working at the US Embassy in Togo in West Africa. O...
The 12 Month Canoe Season by Jean Gregoire, Notre-Dame des Pins, Quebec, Canada
Posted on August 04 2014
By Jean Gregoire
My canoe season starts at the end of spring when I clean and wax my skis to store them for the summ...
My Love of Boats Began Early by Steve Ballew, Lavina, MI, USA
Posted on June 23 2014
By Steve Ballew
My love of boats began early. I remember earning every waterfront merit badge that boy scout camp had ...
Worth the Wait! by Jim Slavin, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Posted on June 15 2014
By Jim Slaven
I started canoeing as a young boy and have been hooked on it ever since.
I bought the ,"Canoecraft" boo...
Dining Room Cedarstrip by Stuart Reid, Kanata, ON, Canada
Posted on June 13 2014
By Stuart Reid
What Canadian outdoors enthusiast frequenting the back woods of Algonquin Provincial Park doesn’t want ...
An African Canoe Story by Graham Haird, Crown Mines, South Africa
Posted on June 12 2014
By Graham Haird
My story starts on the Zambezi River, a wild and untamed place, teeming with hippopotami and crocodile...
From Dream to Reality by Peter Morrison, Nepean, ON Canada
Posted on June 12 2014
By Peter Morrison
My dream of building a Bear Mountain boat started in the mid 1980s when I was in University and I bo...
Crafting a Canoe From Firewood by Ken Briggs, Whitehorse, YK, Canada
Posted on June 11 2014
“Hold your finger right there, don’t move it.” We’d been rubbing our fingers over the smooth, silky hull and had felt a sl...
Freedom 55 by Francois Vaillancourt, QC, Canada
Posted on June 09 2014
By Francois Vaillancourt
As a hobby cabinetmaker I have had the pleasure of building various projects from building my...
To Build The "Waist Nought" Cedar-Strip Canoe by Bruce Kitchen, Lakefield, ON Canada
Posted on June 09 2014
By Bruce Kitchen
In about 2004 I was puttering around in a bookstore at an outlet mall when I saw a copy of Canoecraft ...
A Canadian in Michigan by Jim Jones, Leonard, MI, USA
Posted on June 09 2014
Submitted by Jim Jones
As a kid in the '50's, there were lots of boats in my life. My family had a cottage on Jack La...
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