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Anything we consider bark canoe aficionados would be interested we will throw up here. If you have a nice picture to share, news about a trip you took, tips on great places to tour, a museum you came across, etc., let us know and we will share it on this page. Also let us know what you would like to see. Send it to barkcanoe@earthlink.netMuseum Canoes
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From left to right Ely, MN; Spokane, WA; Grand Portage, MN; Cass Lake, MN; Mille Lacs, MN;
Some other nice canoes can be found in:
1. The Museum in Augusta Maine. Nice Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy Canoes.
2. The Museum on Indian Island in Old Town, Maine. They have a nice Penobscot Canoe.
3. The Museum at the University of Maine in has a nice canoe on display.
4. The Royal Ontario Museum has a huge canoe on display. It looks like the work of Caesar Newashish an Eastern Cree.
5. The Peabody Museum at Harvard University has a number of birchbark canoes but you need to set an appointment to see them - don't just show up.
6. Ralph Frese at Chicagoland Canoe Base has a museum with a number of bark canoes.
7. The Lake of the Woods Museum in Kenora, Ontario has a nice Ojibwe canoe on display.
Let us know where you have seen them and send us a picture if you can
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