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The Canadian Canoe Museum, located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, is a museum dedicated to canoes.The museum's mission is to preserve and share the culture and history of the canoe's enduring significance to the peoples of Canada through an exceptional collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft."
Kirk Albert Walter Wipper, CM (December 6, 1923 – March 18, 2011) was a Canadian academic and founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum, which is located in Peterborough, Ontario. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He has been called a "pioneer in the development of outdoor education in Canada ."
'Canadian style' canoe Decked whitewater canoe. The use of the byname 'Canadian' is the result of misinterpretations during the development of the sport of canoeing in the 19th century when an open touring canoe was called 'Canadian canoe' from the so called Canadian style canoe from Canada, the then more or less 'approved' open touring canoe by the American Canoe Association (ACA), as opposed ...
Bill Mason in a canoe.. In his review of James Raffan's 1996 biography of Mason, Michael Peake refers to Mason as "the patron saint of canoeing." To many Canadian and American paddlers and canoeists growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, his series of instructional films were the introduction to technique and the canoeing experience.
Canadian Canoe Museum: Peterborough: Peterborough County: Central: Maritime: Canoe collection and how the canoe defines the Canadian character and spirit: Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery: Waterloo: Waterloo Region: Golden Horseshoe: Art: Historic and contemporary Canadian ceramic, glass and enamel art: Canadian Clock Museum: Deep River: Renfrew ...
In 1923, it merged with a New Brunswick canoe maker, the Chestnut Canoe Company, and became Canadian Watercraft Ltd. Another Peterborough firm, the Canadian Canoe Company, was bought in 1928. [2] In 1948 Princess Elizabeth received a 16-foot cedar rib canoe made by this company as a wedding present from the City of Peterborough. [4]
Fast forward to 2017 and ice canoeing is a popular sport. In Quebec they even have their own association: the Association de Canot a Glace de Quebec, also known as ACCGQ.
Bruce W. Hodgins (January 29, 1931 – August 8, 2019) was a Canadian academic historian and author.. He was a co-founder of Trent University's history department, a federal New Democratic Party candidate, and a co-founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum.