"Girling Canoe"

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

Creator(s)	Cullen, Michael
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	1904
Related Section	Chapter 5: Wood-and-Canvas Canoes
Keywords	Peterborough canoedling courting canoe Ontario
Content Type	photograph
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Rightsholder	Canadian Canoe Museum
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This 16-foot “Comfort Craft” courting canoe was built by the Peterborough Canoe Company in 1904. Also known as the “Girling Canoe,” it came equipped with lockers under the side decks for a phonograph and records. The front seat faced the stern of the canoe.

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