Benson Gray

The links below have some older examples. Benson https://www.eos.surf/videos/ron-drummond

Thanks Benson. Jim

L. L. Bean's store in Freeport, Maine had a few canoes, kayaks, paddles, PFDs and canoe accessories for sale on the second floor near...

At the end of August, I returned to Maine, Lake Damariscota and Camp Kieve, for its 100th anniversary celebration. A camp for boys...

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No, white cedar planking is identified as Maine Cedar or MC on the planking line. The default was western red cedar planking as shown on...

Ask and you shall receive. The Old Town canoe with serial number 175240 is a 17 foot long Otca model with narrow two and 3/4 inch...

Nessmuk was sui generis—a 5'-3", 105 lb., tubercular man in his sixties, who was physically weak but a talented writer for Forest and...

Nessmuk (a.k.a. George Washington Sears) suggested 'don't neglect the auxiliary paddle, or "pudding stick." as my friends call it ...

Movie Night at the Museum - Canoe Dig it? Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm CDT Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum...

Fiberglass and epoxy are two words that shouldn’t be used around wood canvas canoes. Well, maybe the term “a little epoxy” is ok. I’m...

At least Mem suggested isolating the wood from the fiberglass so it is easy to revert back to canvas if one so chooses. Jim

The sound when tapping the hull of a canoe with your fingernail can quickly distinguish fiberglass from canvas. Fiberglass usually makes...

Congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 228314 and hull identification number XTC28314M80F is a 17 foot long Chipewyan...

One of the good things about wood and canvas canoes is that they can be repaired relatively easily. I suspect that you can do it. The...