Now fully settled in his new extensive workshop Starr Bowen and family continue to experiment with creative designs, like this sleek canoe made for a customer. Meanwhile Jeremy applies his skills to a river cruiser, with a width of 7.5 feet and an overall length of 17.5 feet. The river cruiser is made for carrying …
Author Archives: Bill Hopkins
2019 update
On July 1st Starr finally reached the mandatory retirement age and was officially downsized from his “day job” as a United Methodist minister. Now in a new house and a new shop across town (Gordon, Texas, pop. 516), canoe production will continue, perhaps a little faster. He aspires to imitate Joe Seliga who built his …
Return to Quetico
We go back to Quetico almost every summer. Here are a few photos from our trips in 2011 and 2013.
Quetico 2010, year of the blueberries
Blueberries were everywhere. At the campsites, at the portages, and especially at the place we called Blueberry Island, in the middle of Sturgeon Lake. We grabbed handfuls for snacks, and we had them in pancakes and in oatmeal, and Bob made a blueberry sauce to serve with the bass. There were other kinds of berries …