Our Resident Viking Ship!
You've seen it on the lake and in our parade. Now learn a bit more about how it was built and how they share it with others!
Tim Eldridge spent a year and a half building the 40-foot-long boat. The Gokstad Ship in Norway inspired his design. He’s a retired builder who wanted to do something for retirement.
“It was a woodworking challenge, for sure, but I got through it,” Eldridge said. “There will be repairs and modifications along the way, I’m sure, but overall, it’s been a fun project.”
The tamarack and black ash timber were cut and harvested from his property. He said the difficult part was steam-shaping the boat with black ash. He even created a steam bender. Eldrige and his wife shaped the entire hull. Eldridge made the shields. The wooden dragon head was hand-made by a craftsman in Chassell.
“It was a woodworking challenge, for sure, but I got through it,” Eldridge said. “There will be repairs and modifications along the way, I’m sure, but overall, it’s been a fun project.”
The tamarack and black ash timber were cut and harvested from his property. He said the difficult part was steam-shaping the boat with black ash. He even created a steam bender. Eldrige and his wife shaped the entire hull. Eldridge made the shields. The wooden dragon head was hand-made by a craftsman in Chassell.
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