Crosswell Boatworks Book
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- "Tom and Jim Croswell of Ahmic Harbour apparently started building rowing skiffs around 1890 and about 1905 changed to power boats. The Croswell brothers continued their business in the village of Ahmic Harbour until 1917 when the entire operation was moved to Parry Sound. An article in the North Star, Parry Sound, January 10, 1985 described their boats as “long and narrow with a knife edge bow that cuts through the water. They were known as displacement boats which gave a smooth, quiet ride.” This brochure from around 1910 describes the Croswell Boats Works and its products.
The last boat built by Cliff Croswell of Ahmic Harbour who carried on the tradition of boat building of his uncles Tom and Jim.
" This picture is an example of one of the smaller Croswell skiffs in use on Ahmic Lake many years after it was originally built. The young people in the boat include David Paul, Bert Newell, Shirley Paul and Loretta Hayes Stanyer".
This was the Croswell boat Works after it moved to Parry Sound in 1917 - Place of Publication
- Ahmic Harbour, Ontario
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- Whitestone Historical Society Archive
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 45.66681 Longitude: -79.78297
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- Whitestone Historical Society
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