VIKING ISLAND & OUTPOSTS, RED LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA (807) 727-0321 enid@vikingoutpost.com
My family runs a float plane service, outposts and a lodge. This is more than a business; it is a life style.
Every year, every season, every day brings something new. I try to blog about life our way.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

New Dock at Telescope

Hugh and Craig's Dad, Arthur, built a strong dock.  Using the trees from nearby and the largest rocks he could possibly move (with help from his sons), he built a very sturdy crib.  He didn't know to put a bottom in the crib to keep the rocks and crib moving together but it still remained for 6o years.  Over time the ice pushed it this way and that and finally it needed to be redone.  So Hugh built a new crib over the old rocks and we are good to go again.  Back in the day, Arthur would have used 3 or 4 inch wide poles cut from the surrounding bush to deck the dock, but Hugh flew in treated lumber... a modern luxury item.

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