(The company turned its wooden-canoe business over to an independent craftsman in an adjacent county.) Today, the former tack spitter works at the new factory, producing the polyethylene kayaks that constitute the bulk of Old Town’s current business. In 2008, Old Town moved a few miles away from the five-story brick building it had occupied in its namesake town in Maine for nearly a century. His tenure, however, happened to coincide with the dwindling in popularity of boats made from organic materials, as fiberglass and aluminum canoes (and later kayaks) became all the rage. “There’s probably a lot of Old Town canoes out there that have my DNA on them,” Cyr jokes. Inevitably, the inside of his mouth would get poked. Like his predecessors in the trade, Cyr would keep fistfuls of copper tacks-upward of 100 at a time-lodged in his cheek as he worked, plucking them off his tongue and hammering them into cedar planking.
Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toms River.Dave Cyr is one of the last tack spitters. For five years, starting in 2002, his job was to build the wood-and-canvas canoes that for many decades made Maine manufacturer Old Town a household name. Perrine Sneakbox (here, next to this marker) Canvas Canoe (here, next to this marker) Lightning (here, next to this marker) G-Sloop (a few steps from this marker) "E" Scow (a few steps from this marker) Catboat (a few steps from this marker) Sea Biscuit (a few steps from this marker) Toms River Seaport (a few steps from this marker). At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marker is at or near this postal address: 78 E Water St, Toms River NJ 08753, United States of America.
Marker is on Hooper Avenue north of East Water Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Toms River, New Jersey, in Ocean County. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. It is light and easy for portaging and transporting. The canoe was used for many years by the Vogel family on the Toms River and on the streams feeding the Toms River. Vogelīuilt on the Penobscot River in Old Town, Maine, this 15' canoe has serial number 96876. It is light and easy for portaging and transporting., Donated by William L. , Built on the Penobscot River in Old Town, Maine, this 15' canoe has serial number 96876.
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