May 29, 2006 · The birchbark canoe was the principal means of water transportation for Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands, and later voyageurs, who used it extens...

Called wiigwaasi-jiimaan by the Ojibwe, this light, buoyant, and fast vessel was the peerless watercraft of choice for thousands of years. A 14-foot birchbark canoe floats on Crawling …

6 days ago · The canoe was built from one large sheet of birch bark collected from the trunk of a tree. Henri Vaillancourt, a self-employed builder of birchbark canoes for over 32 years, has …

He builds canoes using the “old ways” based on traditional methods with quality birch bark, spruce root lashings, cedar sheathing and gunwales, hardwood thwarts and spruce gum/bear fat …

Jan 16, 2021 · The bark canoe began as a flat slab of bark, which was then trimmed and gently folded into a canoe shape while individual framing members were added along the way to hold …

Traditional Birchbark Canoes Built in Malecite, Abnaki, old- form Algonquin and Fur-Trade era styles. Henri Vaillancourt

Our birchbark canoes are custom built which means we can build the exact canoe you have dreamed of in any style or length. We do, however, have standard designs. The first one …

Steve Cayard builds authentically styled birchbark canoes in the tradition of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Maliseet tribes of Maine and New Brunswick. They are among the …

These canoes are constructed using a framework of wooden ribs and covered with birchbark. They are lightweight, sturdy, and capable of navigating various water bodies, including rivers, …

Our birchbark canoes are handmade in the traditional Iron Age style, homemade on the ground, in the old way with a few iron tools.