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The  July 1910 edition of Rod and Gun in Canada (Vol. 12 No. 2) features a descriptive article entitled "Canoeing on Lake Superior" by Frederic Goodson Higbee. Along with lovely images of the landscape, page 167 features a panoramic photo of the author's camp. It features a comfortable looking Baker / Campfire tent rigged up by the shore.




What caught my attention was the lengthy clothesline stretched out in the background set up so that it would catch the breezes by the shore. Though the image is grainy, you can see one end of the line anchored to the canoe with a paddle used as an additional height support. Looks like another creative way to use a paddle while in camp.

Here's a brief article by Rod Stephens from what I believe is Sail magazine from 1982. Please double click for zoom.

Here's a nice professional portrait of Roderick Stephens, Jr. around the time of his retirement from Sparkman & Stephens.

And a tribute from Cruising World magazine just after his death. Double click for bigger view.


You can access a copy of his unfinished and unpublished book about sailing by clicking here.

And finally his pet project, the DUKW. For his involvement in the development of this amphibious truck, Rod would earn himself the Presidential Medal of Freedom.