END OF AN ERA

Bratteklev is the best-preserved shipyard of its kind in the South of Norway. Once shipyards lined the entire coast, waterways were highways and wooden boats were needed to transport people, cattle, and merchandise. Bratteklev originally a farmstead, dates to the 1870s, and epitomizes the peak of an industry that eventually made way for larger boats and streamliners. The shipyard is intact with tools, logs, boats, and original interior, as well as the smell of tar and salty air.