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The orange flames and embers can be seen burning inside the dark black stove. A group of the construction crew sits at a long table enjoying a break.
A side view of the arched frame being built with 4 complete arches in place and a worker busy joining a fifth arch at the far end of the structure.
Two members appear to be discussing something near freshly dug holes for the Hut foundation.
Loads of lumber and supplies for building the hut dropped off by helicopter at the remote worksite. Club members pose in different positions on or near the supply loads.
A man wearing a dark blue cap, light blue long-sleeved shirt and another man in a plaid shirt are moving one of the arched beams into place on its storage rack.
A group portrait of club members hiking on the trail to the Watersprite Lake Hut.
The wood frame is still exposed because the wall at the end hasn’t been added. The under layer of the roof has been added and the arched beams are clearly visible on the second floor.
Group portrait of the construction crew that helped build the Hut with snow falling and lumber leaning against an end wall behind them on the large front porch.
The wooden frame of the gothic arch hut during construction. A silver and blue tent sits on the main floor of the hut and a red gasoline can sits in front of it. Off to the right hand side, two workers can be seen standing near piles of lumber.
The Hut entrance has been cleared of snow but a large tuft of snow still sits on top of the roof. Skis and ski poles lean up against the front end wall. A man hunched over wearing a white hat worked on clearing the entryway of snow.
A man wearing yellow earmuffs, a yellow and black backpack with a red helmet hanging of the back is in the process of sawing through a large fallen tree.
Two men are perched precariously on two hand built wooden ladders across from one another against a fallen tree over a flowing creek.