Medford Lakes Canoe is MIA

[DeepXplor]

The Medford Lakes Canoe is not there, it is gone. This canoe, that MarkBNJ gave us a picture of, in now MIA. This relic of the 1000 year flood in not with us anymore. I went past this site on Friday, April 10, 2009, at 2:00 PM and it was lying on the ground, I was on Lenape Trail the next morning at 8:00 AM and there were no signs of this fine vessel. Over the years there have been many nautical articles placed in its hull, like a minnow bucket, life vest, a mushroom anchor and various and sundry items. It is now past history. How will Medford Lakes exist without it's canoe. I thought that when the Settler's Inn burned down that the borough would collaspe but now since it's canoe is gone I am sure that this is the end.The picture shows you where it was wrapped around the tree.

 

[Boyd]

I'm a former Medford Lakes resident myself. Personally I decided the end had come when they passed a leash law for cats :happycat: The big flood came the next year...
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[Teegate]

Now we see that even things that are nailed down go missing in the pines. There certainly will be more.

Guy

 

[MarkBNJ]

Now we see that even things that are nailed down go missing in the pines. There certainly will be more.

Guy

And in fact I think the particular fastener in this case was a 3/8 lag screw.

 

[kayakmac]

Alarm, alarm!

Our historic items are being taken by brigands unknown! Our historic reminder of the Great Flood (appoligies to Noah), has joined the ranks of items of interest ranging from socks in the dryer, to misplaced property monuments like a cornacopeal black hole in the tradition of the Bermuda Triangle! And this at an economic time when our dear brethren in Trenton cannot fiscally come to our rescue! It is the End of Days! What is next - hoards of unkempt rolling over us on the way to abuse wildlife in the coastal areas? (Summer is upon us! Beware the Shoeby!) We must protect and defend our Barrens with our Names, Our Fortunes, and our most Sacred Honor! (Okay, two out of three?) How about next time we put a few ramsets into the hull and post the land?

 

[tom m]

Well Boyd as far as the leash law for cats , i'm all for it only for people who have an abundance of these nuisance animals, they spray and stink everything up. Now the Canoe is a different story, I have an antique canoe I purchased from the outdoor trader in medford in the early 70's and it is still floating and takin on fish! Old canoes don't die they just float away

 

[glowordz]

Our historic items are being taken by brigands unknown! Our historic reminder of the Great Flood (appoligies to Noah), has joined the ranks of items of interest ranging from socks in the dryer, to misplaced property monuments like a cornacopeal black hole in the tradition of the Bermuda Triangle! And this at an economic time when our dear brethren in Trenton cannot fiscally come to our rescue! It is the End of Days! What is next - hoards of unkempt rolling over us on the way to abuse wildlife in the coastal areas? (Summer is upon us! Beware the Shoeby!) We must protect and defend our Barrens with our Names, Our Fortunes, and our most Sacred Honor! (Okay, two out of three?) How about next time we put a few ramsets into the hull and post the land?

Hear, hear!

Glo

 

[DeepXplor]

Canoe

I know some people that should be on a leash, even beyond the Medford Lakes borders. That wasn't nice, but I am only human.


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War does not determine who is right--only who is left.

 

[kayakmac]

War does not determine who is right--only who is left.

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After war, only who is left write the history!
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My appoligies. (The voices in my head made me do it!)

 

[MarkBNJ]

It feel honored to have gotten the last picture of the famed vessel in it's original place of rest.

 

[Furball1]

...Old canoes don't die they just float away

Or, they are stolen by some #$%@#&*$%#'s, not once but twice the no good #@$&^$%*$%@#'s

 

[Pandot]

How disappointing. I'm glad I was fortunate enough to stumble upon that sight last year when I did. I thought it was the coolest thing. Definitely one of those "why didn't I bring my camera" moments.

 

[Eli]

The canoe is not missing, my friend saw a volunteer removing it. I think it the lag screw that held it to the tree tore through.

 

[Teegate]

The canoe is not missing, my friend saw a volunteer removing it. I think it the lag screw that held it to the tree tore through.

Thanks for the info. I wonder when it is going back up? What kind of volunteer?

Guy

 

[ecampbell]

It's back!

 

[DeepXplor]

Canoe

It's like an old sock, you can't get rid of it.

 

[Jerseyman]

It's like an old sock, you can't get rid of it.

And remember folks: single socks are the larval stage of wire coat hangers!



Best regards,
Jerseyman

 

[DeepXplor]

coat hangers

And remember folks: single socks are the larval stage of wire coat hangers!



Best regards,
Jerseyman

A few years ago I got rid of my wire coat hangers. I replaced them with wooden and with sturdy plastic hangers. The day after I did this I needed a wire hanger to retrive a clothing item that fell behind the washer. I didn't have one so I had to move the washer. Several weeks later I needed to dislodge something from the sink trap, I always used wire hangers to do this task. I would always unwind a wire hanger and use the hook end for a tool or use a straight end for a probing device. As a kid, many years ago, we would use wire coat hangers to make slingshots. I don't think that I was good enough to hit something but we did fantisize a lot. I now keep a few wire hangers in the garage for multi use purposes.

Thanks for the reminder,

TR

 

[glowordz]

I now keep a few wire hangers in the garage for multi use purposes. TR

So do we. My husband can create all kinds of handy gizmos from a wire coat hanger. I borrowed one for a story about a house in the Pines--it was a device for unlocking those old interior door locks when you've lost the key. I think he developed his talent over years of using safety wire on the airplanes he repairs. (FAA approved, I hasten to add.)

But I didn't know about the missing link: single-sock ---> wire-hangar. Thanks, Jerseyman. Amazing what you can learn from history.

Glo

 

[ecampbell]

So do we. My husband can create all kinds of handy gizmos from a wire coat hanger. I borrowed one for a story about a house in the Pines--it was a device for unlocking those old interior door locks when you've lost the key. I think he developed his talent over years of using safety wire on the airplanes he repairs. (FAA approved, I hasten to add.)

But I didn't know about the missing link: single-sock ---> wire-hangar. Thanks, Jerseyman. Amazing what you can learn from history.

Glo

Skeleton key comes to mind. I remember them in my grandparents house. Strange name, I wonder where it came from.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_key