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Canoes: A Natural History in North America

Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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This is the story of the canoe, that singular American artifact so little changed over time. Featured here are canoes old and new, from birch bark to dugout to carbon fiber; the people who made them; and the adventures they shared. With features of technology, industry, art, and survival, the canoe carries us deep into the natural and cultural history of North America.

Follow author Mark Neuzil on Twitter: @mrneuzil

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Published: 2016
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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  • Native American Studies
  • Regional Studies

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A color photograph of two paddlers going through rapids in a synthetic canoe.

Synthetic Canoe in the Rapids

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The manufacture of synthetic canoes enjoyed a boost from the increase in interest in human-powered outdoor recreation in the 1960s and 1970s, activities that also included bicycling and cross-country skiing.

A color portrait of Mike Cichanowski next to a group of Kevlar canoes on the shore.

Mike Cichanowski

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Mike Cichanowski, founder and owner of Wenonah Canoes, by the early 21st century the leading manufacturer of Kevlar canoes in North America.

A black-and-white photograph of a canoe race in progress.

Sy Barash Canoe Races

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Canoe racing, with both professionals and Sunday cruisers competing, remains a popular form of outdoor adventure.

Wenonah continually experimented with new models, including this solo canoe called the Vagabond, seen on the shore of Abel Lake in Virginia. Solo canoes became popular for wilderness trippers and day paddlers alike.

Vagabond

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Wenonah continually experimented with new models, including this solo canoe called the Vagabond, seen on the shore of Abel Lake in Virginia. Solo canoes became popular for wilderness trippers and day paddlers alike.

A black-and-white photograph of Eugene Jensen and his racing partner leaning against a car with a canoe strapped to the hood.

Eugene Jensen

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

One of the famous twentieth century marathon canoe racers and designers was Eugene (Gene) Jensen, who made a name for himself racing on the Mississippi River.

Carson, shown here with American wildlife artist Bob Hines, worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Hines illustrated Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind.

Rachel Carson

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Carson, shown here with American wildlife artist Bob Hines, worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Hines illustrated Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind.

An illustrated poster depicting a solitary deer drinking water in a wooded area.

WPA Poster

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Frank S. Nicholson, poster for the National Park Service, c. 1936–1940. This poster is from the NYC Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which sponsored artists of almost all stripes during the Great Depression. Nicholson was among almost ten thousand artists who were supported by the WPA’s Federal Art Project.

A color photograph of an aerial view of the Nahanni River.

Nahanni River

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The Nahanni River in Canada became famous—and a popular destination for whitewater canoe adventurers—after the 1950s publication of the book The Dangerous River by R. M. Patterson, a hair-raising account of a trip into the wilderness region earlier in the century.

A color photograph of a pictograph on a rock wall.

Quetico Pictograph

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Evidence of travel by canoe exists in the form of pictographs hundreds of years old in the Quetico region of Canada. Scientists are not in agreement about who made the images—or even when—but the painting of people in a boat is unmistakable.

A color postcard depicting the Canoe Country Outfitters shop.

Canoe Country Outfitters

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The business of canoe liveries and outfitters in the lakes and rivers region of North America, including Ely, Minnesota, in 1958, allowed city dwellers to experience the joys of wilderness travel without actually owning a canoe.

A watercolor painting of a solo canoeist fishing.

Adirondack Lake (Blue Monday)

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Winslow Homer, Adirondack Lake (Blue Monday), 1892. Watercolor on white wove paper; 30.1 × 53.5 cm (11 7/8 × 21 1/16 in).

Canoes and kayaks line the shore at Everglades National Park. The park’s Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail has long been a popular route for paddlers.

Everglades National Park

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Canoes and kayaks line the shore at Everglades National Park. The park’s Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail has long been a popular route for paddlers.

A black-and-white portrait of Zahniser sitting in a mountain landscape.

Howard Zahniser

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Howard Zahniser was a significant figure in the American environmental movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His work on the Wilderness Act of 1964—he is credited with writing most of it—was instrumental in its final passage.

President Johnson signs the Wilderness Act on September 3, 1964.

Wilderness Act of 1964

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Wilderness Act on September 3, 1964.

Biologist Aldo Leopold (center) accompanies his son Starker (left) on a canoe trip in the Quetico boundary waters in 1924.

Aldo Leopold

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Biologist Aldo Leopold (center) accompanies his son Starker (left) on a canoe trip in the Quetico boundary waters in 1924.

A black-and-white portrait of Olson standing on the shore next to a pack.

Sigurd Olson

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Sigurd Olson, a biologist by training and a canoe outfitter in Ely, Minnesota, was among the important writers and political activists in the environmental movement.

An illustrated poster advertising the organization "Friends of the Wilderness."

Friends of the Wilderness

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

Groups interested in preserving canoe country from development sprang up all over the continent. Canoes were often used as images of a free and quiet outdoors experience, including this poster with artwork by Francis Lee Jaques, ca. 1949.

A map of rivers protected by the 1968 act.

National Wild and Scenic River System

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The National Wild and Scenic River system, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, is an attempt to protect U.S. rivers in their natural state from development as much as possible. More than 12,500 miles of rivers have such protection.

A color photograph depicting the extent of the oil spill in the water.

1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, seen from above the critical platform, was at the time the worst spill in American history, later surpassed by the Exxon Valdez (1989) and Deepwater Horizon (2010) spills.

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Waterfowl Covered in Oil

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

A dramatic event that drew more interest to environmental issues was the oil spill off of Santa Barbara, California, in 1969.

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