Lewis and Clark dugout canoe display

[Bentpushrod]

Thought I’d share a photo of a display of a dugout canoe being built. This is a model on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Washburn ND. Pretty cool little museum, and I thought this display was pretty neat.

 

[recped]

I was not aware of their dugouts.......



Do you think they dragged or did a six person carry on the portages?

 

[goonstroke]

Dugout canoes look just amazingly hard to build. It seems like it would be easier to hike a thousand miles to someplace that had birch bark, spruce roots, pine tar, etc, or maybe trap and skin a thousand squirrels to make a skin-on-frame boat. I guess if people really need a boat they'll find a way.

A few years ago some brave souls attempted the Missouri River 340 race in a dugout. I don't think they made it, but you have to admire their spirit.

 

[Gamma1214]

Dugout dragability would have to be pretty high... I think we missed those in the other thread.