Bear Mountain Boats

05/14/2026

The latest C4 sprint racing canoe was delivered to Carleton Place Canoe Club this week. Built by John Hendren (John's Little Boat Shop) it has some clever new advances to the floorboard system. John carries on the tradition of building C4 and C15 sprint racing canoes started by Ted in 1979 when he took the reins from Walter Walker. Walter built sprint canoes for Peterborough Canoe Company and after Peterborough went out of business Walter rescued the molds from the dump and continued to build at Peel Marine....eventually building them in his small basement in his house in Lakefield. The basement was so small he could only work on one side at a time!
Thank you John for doing such a great job and to the many sprint clubs and athletes who proudly paddle in this national sport.
You can learn more about sprint canoeing at Canoe Kayak Canada canoekayak.ca
There is a clip about sprint racing in our documentary called the Survival of the Wooden Canoe on YouTube or at this link:
https://www.bearmountainboats.com/pages/about-us

04/02/2026

Nick Offerman and Jimmy DiResta helped me make a canoe building video to accompany Ted’s book Canoecraft many years ago. My youngest grand daughter who is 10 is a huge fan of both these talented men. We are going on a road trip soon to visit Jimmy’s workshop and take in Nicks show in Albany. We are most excited!
Here is a recent clip from Jimmy Kimmel’s show where he interviews Nick about his upcoming role in Mission Impossible.

Nick talks about being in the marching band and on the football team when he was in school, his guidance counselor, being voted “Most Likely to Host David Le...

02/01/2026

Wonderful to be part of the fabulous ReFrame film festival in Peterborough today. The film I made for Ted about his contribution to the wooden canoe was well received. Can be viewed on our web site or on You Tube. The Survival of the Wooden Canoe.
I was happy to see it on a big screen and am grateful to the many friends and fans who showed up to say hi.

01/30/2026

✨ THE SURVIVAL OF THE WOODEN CANOE, by Joan Barrett & Rodney Fuentes, chronicles the adventures of one couple who, over 50 years, built a business based on teaching the art of canoe-building. Ted Moores and his partner Joan Barrett are trailblazers in the growing sphere of DIY craftspeople, helping people realize their dreams of building truly beautiful and functional boats.

📅 The Survival Of The Wooden Canoe is screening in person on Sunday, February 1, at 10:00 AM at Showplace Performance Centre.
This film is NOT a part of our Virtual Program.

Learn more about this film at: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/?film-id=6938ab2ff0f96024262ee023

⭐ Production: Bear Mountain Boats
❤️ Thank you to our film sponsor Peterborough Bicycle Advisory Committee - PBAC
💗 ReFrame's Art Beat collection is generously supported by: KPR ETFO News & Events , Peterborough Pride and Trent Central Student Association (TCSA)

01/12/2026

Thanks for mentioning our film Kevin. Since Ted's health forced him into retirement two years ago I made the film so he could sit back and enjoy some of his accomplishments. The film THE SURVIVAL OF THE WOODEN CANOE is being shown at the ReFrame Film Festival in Peterborough Feb. 1 and also at the Ely Film Festival, in Ely, MN in February.

I simply rewatched a few of my favourite outdoorsy films of 2025.

12/17/2025

My film THE SURVIVAL OF THE WOODEN CANOE has been selected for the Re-Frame Film Festival in Peterborough Jan 30 - Feb. 1
One of the most inspiring film festivals I have ever attended. I will be hosting a Q & A after the showing - come out to say hello!

10/19/2025

Nick has been our friend and supporter when he kindly lent his talents to a canoe building DVD. It was just before Parks and Recreation and luckily for us he had some time to devote to building a canoe. Over the years Nicks wisdom and love has sustained our spirits and we are truly grateful for his presence in our lives.
You can see Nick on our documentary at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImNxw_pb5ls