NickR
Well-known member
Haven't been around much lately, so I apologize if this has been posted already.
The MN Lakes Maritime Museum in Alexandria, MN has assembled an exhibit of rare and significant duck boats ranging from Dingle, to Larson, to Lund, to Kidney, Mullins, etc. There are over 20 duckboats in the exhibit and a few more may be brought in as conditions permit. It's expected that the inventory may "turn over" during the course of the 2 year exhibit, particularly if some undiscovered boats rise to the surface. The museum itself is stunning and has exhibits of Chris Craft, Gar Wood, the history of Larson Boats, etc.
Museum: http://www.mnlakesmaritime.org/
Duckboat Exhibit: http://www.mnlakesmaritime.org/tour_ducks.cfm
I've been to the exhibit and it was very very cool. I plan to go back a few more times! Of additional note, when I first started posting here I asked about my grandfather's duckboat . . .
http://www.duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=66999;search_string=antique%20Cedar%20Strip;#66999
And through the above mentioned exhibit I not only found out that my boat is a "Tipless Hunting Skiff" patented in 1928 and made by the Parkers Prairie Boatworks, the museum also asked if they could put it on display!
The MN Lakes Maritime Museum in Alexandria, MN has assembled an exhibit of rare and significant duck boats ranging from Dingle, to Larson, to Lund, to Kidney, Mullins, etc. There are over 20 duckboats in the exhibit and a few more may be brought in as conditions permit. It's expected that the inventory may "turn over" during the course of the 2 year exhibit, particularly if some undiscovered boats rise to the surface. The museum itself is stunning and has exhibits of Chris Craft, Gar Wood, the history of Larson Boats, etc.
Museum: http://www.mnlakesmaritime.org/
Duckboat Exhibit: http://www.mnlakesmaritime.org/tour_ducks.cfm
I've been to the exhibit and it was very very cool. I plan to go back a few more times! Of additional note, when I first started posting here I asked about my grandfather's duckboat . . .
http://www.duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=66999;search_string=antique%20Cedar%20Strip;#66999
And through the above mentioned exhibit I not only found out that my boat is a "Tipless Hunting Skiff" patented in 1928 and made by the Parkers Prairie Boatworks, the museum also asked if they could put it on display!
