1930's The Story Begins
It all started in the late 1930's when Frank Preston was working as
a chauffeur in New York City for Arthur Judson. Mr. Judson owned a
camp in Temagami Ontario named "Camp White Bear".
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While working in Temagami for Mr. Judson Frank met a Rabbi who also
happened to be from New York City. This Rabbi asked him to design
and build a log cottage on Crown land he had just acquired on Lake
Temagami. Upon the completion of the cottage the owner asked Frank
if he would like to make the furniture too. This marked the beginning
of what would become Pioneer Handcraft and the creation of the first
Pioneer Handcraft pieces. We still make those original pieces and
we still make them one at a time.
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