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A dugout canoe that emerged on Florida's Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian may not be North American in origin, ...
While the thousands of Chesapeake Bay log canoes built during the 1800s and early 1900s shared a common form, they often differed in important hull details as well as sail plan and rigging, said Marc ...
JAMES CITY – Lyles Forbes, chief curator at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, will speak at Jamestown Settlement on Tuesday, May 5, about the topic of the ongoing special exhibition “Working and ...
ST. MICHAELS — Opening Friday, June 16, in conjunction with the 30th annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival, “Log Canoe Racing: Photographs by Morris Ellison” will feature photos of the Chesapeake Bay ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model of a Chesapeake Bay log ...
ST. MICHAELS — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering the opportunity to view Chesapeake Bay sailing log canoe races along the Miles River while aboard its 1920 buy boat, Winnie Estelle, at ...
An ancient cedar tree is helping members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe reclaim their identity as canoe-makers. From toddlers to elders, tribal members are taking turns shaping the dugout canoe with hand ...
Retired astronaut and the U.S. Naval Academy’s Distinguished Chair in Space Science Capt. Kenneth Reightler Jr. has been named skipper of the historic sailing log canoe Flying Cloud, now under major ...
COCOA — A submerged dugout canoe washed out of the Indian River Lagoon when Hurricane Irma's rain bands struck the Space Coast, and state historic officials await radiocarbon-dating results to reveal ...
Sitka National Historical Park maintenance worker Jared Hazel nails down wooden blocks to keep a red cedar log from rolling on Jan. 20 behind the Visitor Center. The log will remain at its present ...