Classic Boats of the Thousand Islands

Many of the boats featured are in pristine condition and have won awards in prestigious boat shows. guides readers on a tour of the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York, with its in-water fleet and the area's best boatbuilding and restoration shops. For antique boat collectors, it is a mecca of glistening mahogany and hand-polished brass. For dedicated boating enthusiasts, it is a recreational waterway without equal. Classic Boats of the Thousand Islands explores the region's rich boatbuilding heritage, including:the unique St. Noted boat historian Anthony Mollica Jr. Lawrence skifflavish custom runabouts and sport boatscruisers and yachtsfloating limousines, sedans and commuters. The boats were photographed near their boathouses, on home waters, moored dockside or at speed, giving full spray.. Other reliable vintage watercraft in regula

David Holubetz said Very nicely done. Great book. Bought it for my dad. High quality production and beautiful photos. Sort of a who's who of the boats of this area, with all the shots taken in the local setting. Also has fun information about the area, the boats and the buildings in the background. Suitable for anyone into old wooden powerboats, and wanting somethi. Great photos - wish it had a few other boats Amazon Customer Purchased as a Christmas gift for my husband who grew up summering in the Thousand Islands region in the bilges of many a classic boat. He enjoyed the book and the only comment he had is that there are certain boats that he felt should have been included that weren't. However, for someone who isn't intimately knowledgeable with. Beautiful Book Susan S. Glossy beautiful photos and information about the classic wooden boats on the St.Lawrence river in the Thousand Islands. Also I got it at a fraction of the same book I found in the Thousand Islands. Very high quality book.

Escape is what island themselves are all about, and it is why we love them. (Liz Grogan Good Times 2005-08-01) . (Bill Swanson Wooden Boat)This book, with its 160 color photos, brings to life the art of the area's boat builders. 47 boats, beautifully photographed in their natural habitats The whole point of these boats, these homes, and this book is to escape the Information Age

Anthony Mollica Jr. is a respected authority on America's antique and classic wooden boats and a trustee of the Antique Boat Museum. His international travel has led to books, calendars and posters on Guatemala, Malta, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Tuscany and many other destinations. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Islands, Mountain Living and Explore. George Fischer's photographs have