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Griff · 07-10-2011, 07:27 AM

We just spent a week in a yurt on St Regis lake. I am feeling much more centered than I was. We paddled/carried a lot, read a lot, and played a new board game with the girls. We stayed with Jim and Lynn Cameron. Jim builds traditional guide boats. He showed me around his shop. There was a really old boat in for serious work. I think he said he has done 8 repair jobs this year. The shaky business climate cost him three new builds that were on the calendar, so he's making due with repair work until things heat up. He feels like he has flooded the lake with boats so he's looking to sell further away. His shop is pretty simply equipped but set up perfectly for what he is doing.

We were right across the lake from Topridge which was originally built by a member of the Post family, but is now a corporate retreat for Harlan Crowe a Texas real estate dude. July is the big month for them but fortunately they're on Texas time so the potatoes er tubers don't get out until noon or so.

Paul Smith's College is on the same body of water and is on Lil' Griff's list for the Fall of 2014. So we have time on that one.

Tons of pictures taken but not gone over yet, so I'll post some later.

Griff · 07-10-2011, 07:43 AM

From Jim's website-

casimendocina · 07-10-2011, 07:43 AM

Been looking at your links Griff and looking forward to seeing the rest of the pics.

Clodfobble · 07-10-2011, 07:54 AM

Very cool, Griff!

Griff · 07-10-2011, 08:07 AM

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Griff · 07-10-2011, 08:12 AM

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footfootfoot · 07-10-2011, 09:24 PM

hippie.

Paul Smiths is where they usually have that wooden canoe conclave or festival thing. Wooden Canoe Heritage Association or something.

I wanna go

http://www.wcha.org/assembly.php

Gravdigr · 07-11-2011, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Very cool, Griff!

What she said.

jimhelm · 07-11-2011, 10:05 AM

awesome

glatt · 07-11-2011, 03:05 PM

beautiful boats!

Griff · 07-11-2011, 04:11 PM

Here are three shots of the new Topridge boathouse.

wolf · 07-11-2011, 07:11 PM

I could get behind some of that, except that it is dangerously close to camping ...

What new board game did you play with the girls?

Griff · 07-11-2011, 07:37 PM

Small World Its a goofy Risk type game without the time commitment.

glatt · 07-11-2011, 08:18 PM

I love the boat house!

classicman · 07-11-2011, 09:25 PM

Those pics and that place are spectacular!

07-10-2011, 07:27 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	ADK Vaca We just spent a week in a yurt on St Regis lake. I am feeling much more centered than I was. We paddled/carried a lot, read a lot, and played a new board game with the girls. We stayed with Jim and Lynn Cameron. Jim builds traditional guide boats. He showed me around his shop. There was a really old boat in for serious work. I think he said he has done 8 repair jobs this year. The shaky business climate cost him three new builds that were on the calendar, so he's making due with repair work until things heat up. He feels like he has flooded the lake with boats so he's looking to sell further away. His shop is pretty simply equipped but set up perfectly for what he is doing. We were right across the lake from Topridge which was originally built by a member of the Post family, but is now a corporate retreat for Harlan Crowe a Texas real estate dude. July is the big month for them but fortunately they're on Texas time so the potatoes er tubers don't get out until noon or so. Paul Smith's College is on the same body of water and is on Lil' Griff's list for the Fall of 2014. So we have time on that one. Tons of pictures taken but not gone over yet, so I'll post some later. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2011, 07:43 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	From Jim's website- Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2011, 07:54 AM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Very cool, Griff! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-10-2011, 08:07 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2011, 08:12 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2011, 07:43 AM	#3
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Been looking at your links Griff and looking forward to seeing the rest of the pics.

07-10-2011, 09:24 PM	#7
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	hippie. Paul Smiths is where they usually have that wooden canoe conclave or festival thing. Wooden Canoe Heritage Association or something. I wanna go http://www.wcha.org/assembly.php __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-11-2011, 10:05 AM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	awesome __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

07-11-2011, 03:05 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	beautiful boats!

07-11-2011, 04:11 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Here are three shots of the new Topridge boathouse. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-11-2011, 07:11 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I could get behind some of that, except that it is dangerously close to camping ... What new board game did you play with the girls? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-11-2011, 07:37 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Small World Its a goofy Risk type game without the time commitment. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-11-2011, 08:18 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I love the boat house!

07-11-2011, 09:25 PM	#15
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Those pics and that place are spectacular! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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