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To: Grainne who wrote (103230)	5/4/2005 10:58:12 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

To the best of my knowledge, the canoe was invented by Native Americans. Their canoes were made from birch bark, which made them light and fairly strong. Canoe design has changed very little over the years. Modern canoes have less freeboard (the amount of hull above water) than the early Indian ones, which cuts down on wind resistance, but otherwise they are functionally identical to the earliest designs. Polynesians made ocean going dugout canoes with an outrigger. Tlingit Indians on the Northwest Coast of North America made large dugout canoes from huge cedar trees. South American Indians make dugout canoes out of jungle trees. Purists like the wood and canvas canoe, such as the original Old Town Canoes built up in Maine. Now canoes are made out of kevlar, plastic, aluminum, and any number of materials. My canoe is aluminum. This website tells a little about the history of the canoe. canoe.ca