The iconic Dove Lake Boatshed was built in 1940 by Lionel Connell, the first Ranger to be stationed at Cradle Mountain.  Built from the local endemic pine, the hut sits on the north western shore of Dove Lake in the shadow of Cradle Mt..  From the 1940’s to the 1960’s the Boatshed housed Huon pine boats which were available for use by tourists on the Lake.  Restoration work was carried out in the early 1980’s but the Boatshed remains basically unaltered from its original design