Canoes
Canoe design is varied but normally relies on paddling for momentum.
Tete-de-Boule Birchbark
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One canoe in the Chicago Maritime Museum collection is a replica of a Tete-de-Boule birchbark 14-feet long built by the late Ralph Frese for the television mini-series “Centennial” starring Richard Chamberlin and Robert Conrad.
Canadian Birchbark Canoe
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Canadian birchbark canoe built by Charlie Levarge, 15-feet long. Gunwales nailed on instead of lashed and the bark is pulling free of the gunwales due to pressure from the ribs.
Inuit Caribou Skin Kayak
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Inuit caribou skin kayak, 15 feet 2 inches. Covered with caribou skin over a wooden frame by a native of Hudson Bay.
Greenland Eskimo Kayak
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Greenland Eskimo kayak, ca 1900, 13-feet long, made of seal skin sewn over a skeleton of white pine.
U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Craft
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U.S. Coast Guard rescue craft, ca early 1900s. 26-feet long. A pulling boat of lapstrake construction, with auxiliary power.