“Peregrine” represents the craftsmanship and concepts developed by builders Rollin Thurlow and Jerry Stelmok over their combined 100 years of professional building.
The hull is Rollin’s 17’6″ Northwoods canoe the Atkinson Traveler, a proven wood and canvas design developed from a rich tradition of Maine canoes going back 150 years. She was built at the Northwoods canoe shop by the two builders and decorated at Island Falls Canoe. Planking and ribs are of premium vertical grain white cedar. The gunwales, rub rails, thwarts, and decks are Honduras mahogany harvested in 1958 for the historic Willets Brothers Canoe Co. in Seattle Washington.
Some of the special features include:
- Half Ribs
- Outside white oak stems
- Mahogany gunwales and rub rails
- D-shaped stern seat-vintage E.M. White, hand woven by Dennis King
- Bands of original artwork above the rub rails designed and hand painted by Jerry similar to his wildlife painting on the Millennium Sojourner canoes from 2000
“Peregrine” means wanderer – well suited to the falcon that goes by that name and suggests a spirit of courage and hope.
In this vein the side panel painting depicts animal and bird migrations which are among the great wonders of the natural world.
Peregrine was offered for sale by sealed bid. Bids were opened at noon October 1, 2025. The new owners of the Peregrine are a family of canoest from the Washington D.C. area. they intend to take loving care of it and would like to display Peregrine from time to time, in museums and shows. Jerry and I are very pleased that Peregrine is going to such a fine home.
Jerry and I would also like to thank all those that sent in bids and all the others that expressed interest in the whole process. This is a truly beautiful canoe, and a one-of-a-kind project for Jerry and myself. Thank you all for helping make this project even more special than we thought it would be.
