Wooden Canoes started with dugouts and progressed through bark, all wood and wood and canvas. Along the way they were central to the lives of indigenous First Nations, adopted by the early European colonists, enabled the fur trade and became a recreational craze. They are still in use today, with small builders and instructors maintaining the tradition and active canoe camps focused on wilderness trips using large fleets of wood and canvas canoes to grow new generationsof paddlers.
This is a recording of an on-line discussion of the history and future of wooden canoes hosted by White Rose Canoe on Thursday, 01/27/2022. Presenter was Steve Lapey, Chapter Head of the Norumbega Chapter of the Wooden Canoe Historical Association and owner of Stevens Canoe Works in Groveland MA.
6 окт 2024
