| Jim Leinfelder
lives in Minnesota. He
writes for Minnesota Monthly Magazine, is a producer for Minnesota Public
Television, for NBCNightly News and for Dr. Phil. |
| Our
first contact with Jim came in the form of an e-mail in which his opening
words were, "Yet another writer who wants to do an article on the Adirondack
Guideboats, this one for Minnesota Monthly." |
| Jim
went on to write that article and in the course of becoming an acquaintance
and then a friend, Jim said, "You know, if you could get Bob Sullivan
interested in your boats.....that would be something. Bob is
big time." |
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As it came to pass, Bob became interested in our boats...he wrote an article
about them for Vogue. And then, last Thanksgiving Jim came from
Minnesota to visit Bob and we were able to finally put Jim in one of our boats. It was a cold November day, the wind was
howling....blowing perhaps 30 knots, from south to north on the Hudson. When
we pulled into the parking lot at the river and saw the river we said,
"Jim, you're really going to have some fun out there." |
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When he came back to shore, Jim said, "I'm a life-long canoeist....if I hadn't been out
there myself I wouldn't have believed it. That boat is
incredible." |
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Later that day, when sitting in the boat on Bob's lawn, measuring
it for size, Jim pulled out his MasterCard and said, "I've got to have
one. How much is it for a kit this size?"
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