Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Boat building
Upper Peninsula wood boat school gets a gig with U.S. Navy
By Howard Meyerson In the tiny eastern Upper Peninsula town of Cedarville — population, 253 — a small group of students is working on a project for the U.S. Navy. As unlikely as that might sound, it is equally remarkable … Continue reading
Quiet Water Symposium celebrates 20 years
By Howard Meyerson Most of the major winter outdoor shows highlight boating, hunting and fishing, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Michigan, after all, boasts nearly a million registered boats and roughly 1.6 million anglers and hunters. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat building, Camping, Canoeing, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Great Lakes, Kayaking, Nature, Paddling, Quiet Water Symposium, Rivers
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Northern Michigan fishing guide builds big boats for small rivers
By Howard Meyerson INDIAN RIVER, MI — While enjoying breakfast at a north woods restaurant just after dawn, Phil Croff noticed some men in the parking lot ogling his boat. They got out of their truck and made a bee-line … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanson, Artisans, Boat building, Boats, Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, Driftboats, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Phil Croff, Trout, Woodcraft
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New driftboat design coming from Phil Croff; construction to be documented on Fiberglass Manifesto
If you enjoyed the story earlier this fall about Phil Croff, the northern Michigan wood driftboat builder and owner of Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, you will want to check out Cameron Mortenson’s Blog, The Fiberglass Manifesto. Mortenson just announced that he plans … Continue reading
Michigan’s Croff Craft Custom Driftboats; small boats with big attitude
By Howard Meyerson Phil Croff wasn’t planning to start a boat-building business when he constructed his first driftboat in 2006, using Michigan cedar and walnut. He was looking for a safe way to fish rivers at night—a time when big … Continue reading
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Tagged Artisans, Boat building, Boats, Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, Driftboats, Fishing, Harbor Springs Michigan, Orvis, Phl Croff, Woodcraft
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Wooden Boat Shows Aplenty in Michigan this Summer
By Howard Meyerson Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat shows that showcase the gleaming varnish finishes … Continue reading
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Tagged Artisans, Boat building, Boating, Boats, Century, Charles W. Morgan, Chris Craft, Great Lakes, Hacker, Michigan Maritime Museum, Mystic Seaport Museum, Wood Boats, Woodcraft
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Building a whaleboat: Students tackle unusual project at Upper Peninsula boat building school
By Howard Meyerson CEDARVILLE, MI — We don’t hear much about whaling in the Great Lakes, but that’s the talk in this quaint northern Lake Huron town. Whaling and whaleboats have become a popular topic. The Great Lakes Boat Building … Continue reading
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