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There was no shortage of postcards on that topic as well. The link at the end has more details. Benson https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/love-boats-the-delightfully-sinful-history-of-canoes/

This was the standard attire for casual paddling on the Charles during that era. Paddling solo heeled to the gunwale was popular long before Omer Stringer started doing it. Benson

There is a colorized version available as well at the link below. Benson

The Maine chapter of the WCHA had a class with Wood Thrush Wilderness last year and a large group of people made pack baskets. The first link below has more information. The second link has more background about antique pack baskets from Albert J. Nicola and the connections to some canoe...

I understand, Great Canadian sold canoes from a number of different Canadian builders and was founded in 1969. They went out of business in 1999. Their 1981 catalog at the link below may interest you. Benson https://www.ebay.com/itm/256585653892

I will be in Lambert Hall, arriving early and staying late to help with the event. Benson

Please tell us more. The information at the link below indicates that the Canadian Canoe Company closed in 1961. Benson https://woodencanoemuseum.org/builder-history/canadian-canoe-company

That cover image was very popular. Racine used a similar version for their catalog as shown below. Benson

She picked the 15-foot-long Old Town Trapper model in AA grade (mahogany) with half ribs, outside stems, and traditional filler. Jerry usually doesn't allow Old Town canoes to be built in a class but has made an exception in this case. Benson

Yes, they are scheduled to give a talk titled "100 Years of Canoe Building" on Thursday evening. The link below has the full presentation schedule. I asked Rollin about retirement several years ago when I dropped off my Indian Old Town canoe for restoration. His response was "I've thought...

The link below has Rollin and Jerry on television this evening. Their segment is from about 1:00 to 7:30. Benson https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/local/207/207-june-12-2025/97-41f6e6c0-356d-4079-bef3-368b6b4ff482

A typical guideboat is usually larger and more stable than most canoes. However, there are a huge variety of both guideboat and canoe designs so any general comparison is limited. There is also the question of how the oarlocks are mounted. The best leverage requires placing the oarlocks a few...

The 2012 link is below. Benson https://web.archive.org/web/20120419013017/http://www.canoetripping.net/blog1/

Yes, but it is much less efficient. The usual solution is a good, wide angle mirror. Benson

The Bing dates can't be trusted. 2012 is probably when Bing first indexed this forum. The oldest record of this site in the Wayback Machine archive is from April 19th, 2012. I just used Bing to search for my posts in this and the WCHA forum. None of the Bing dates were accurate. Some were...

That post is available in the link below as message number three in that thread. It may have been moved some time after the Bing search robot indexed the forum. The local search tool in this forum will usually give better results. Good luck, Benson...

I suspect that they don't but it will easy enough to remove them as a test and see. Good luck, Benson

The information at the link below and similar canoes at https://www.woodencanoe.org/classifieds may help you value it. I would like to see some pictures. Good luck with the sale, Benson https://forums.wcha.org/threads/how-much-is-my-old-wooden-canoe-worth.57/

This is happening in conjunction with the Annual Assembly of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. The link below has more details. Benson https://www.woodencanoe.org/2025-assembly

A slightly related topic is that Old Town and other canoe builders have promoted the benefits of sponsons for a long time. The page below from their 1947 catalog shows that you can still sail a canoe with sponsons even if it is full of water. The link below has more about this canoe which is...