Pipeman Deputation

Why ‘Pipe Man,’ a Tom Thomson tribute, has small-town Ontario up in arms

ROY MACGREGOR HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jul. 14, 2017 8:48PM EDT Last updated Saturday, Jul. 15, 2017 8:09AM EDT Ottawa has Voice of Fire. Little Huntsville – a picturesque tourist town in the heart of Ontario’s cottage country – has Pipe Man. Both works of…

Organizers Dub Huntsville’s FIRST Muskoka Life Show a Success

HUNTSVILLE — The Canada Summit Centre was packed on Saturday, June 17, but it wasn’t for a sporting event. The Summer Muskoka Life Show, co-hosted by Metroland Media's Muskoka Life magazine and the Huntsville-Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce, was the first event of its kind and brought roughly 80…

35th Anniversary Recognized

Pipeman Ceremony

Public art, and art in general, are often subject to critical inspection which sometimes tips in its favour and sometimes not. Huntsville’s latest public art installation, Pipe Man, an 18-foot tall monument to Tom Thomson which floats in the Muskoka River adjacent to the Town Docks, is no different. Since…

Pipe Man Arrived

Huntsville’s latest and much-anticipated public art installation has finally arrived after a delay of several months. Pipe Man, an 18-foot tall by 4-foot wide floating sculpture in the Muskoka River adjacent to the Town Docks, was created by Pipefusion in honour of the company’s 35th anniversary. Made of high-density polyethylene…

Pipefusion chosen as readers favourite for Decks/Docks

Pipefusion & NyDock celebrate 35 successful years

Tomorrow, June 9, Pipefusion will celebrate 35 successful years in Huntsville. Owner Jan Nyquist started the company in 1981. “I was five years old,” he jokes. He was actually 26 – still a young man – and the decision came after two-and-a-half years of working during which he realized he…

Pipefusion donates public art installation in honour of its 35th anniversary

Huntsville has been good to Jan Nyquist and his company, Pipefusion. He believes in giving back and does so frequently, but this year, in honour of the company’s 35th anniversary, he wanted to do something a little different, something lasting. Nyquist asked the Town, ‘what do you need?’ Their reply:…

The Story of a Little Floating Tent

Once upon a time, we had a client with very steep property in cottage country... when the tent guys went to measure, they pointed to the water and joked, "we should just put the tent out there." The client, being something of a man of vision, jumped at the idea.…