Emphasis Preaching Journal

A beloved cultural artifact of the Adirondack region of New York is the Adirondack Guide Boat -- a sort of half-canoe and half-rowboat, well-suited to the lakes and small rivers of that region. Like a canoe, this boat is long and pointed at one end like a canoe; yet it's also flat-bottomed, like a rowboat. It's propelled with oars, instead of paddles. Traditionally, it was used by wilderness guides, to lead young "sports" from the city on hunting and fishing expeditions.