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Paddling Into History

Paddling Into History

491 words – a two minute read time.  Imagine a quiet, contemplative paddle along a cliff lined lake-shore when suddenly your eye catches something out of the ordinary… red ochre...

Paddling Into History

491 words – a two minute read time.  Imagine a quiet, contemplative paddle along a cliff lined lake-shore when suddenly your eye catches something out of the ordinary… red ochre...

Deep Dive on the Wreck of City of Ainsworth

Deep Dive on the Wreck of City of Ainsworth

2 minute read, 460 words.  “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again”, the words from the Simon and Garfunkel song “Sounds of Silence” was going...

Deep Dive on the Wreck of City of Ainsworth

2 minute read, 460 words.  “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again”, the words from the Simon and Garfunkel song “Sounds of Silence” was going...

Atlin Dredge

Atlin Dredge

 460 word, two minute read.  How does a large floating “dipper dredge” made in Marion Ohio in 1904 end up in a landlocked grave on a remote hilltop east of...

Atlin Dredge

 460 word, two minute read.  How does a large floating “dipper dredge” made in Marion Ohio in 1904 end up in a landlocked grave on a remote hilltop east of...

Sturgeon-nose Canoe

Sturgeon-nose Canoe

Ancient link between Canada and Russia?   500 words…2 minute read The sturgeon-nose canoe is a unique style of canoe historically used by the Kutenai (Ktunaxa) and the Sinixt First Nations...

Sturgeon-nose Canoe

Ancient link between Canada and Russia?   500 words…2 minute read The sturgeon-nose canoe is a unique style of canoe historically used by the Kutenai (Ktunaxa) and the Sinixt First Nations...

Inuit Ulu – The unique woman’s knife of the Arctic

Inuit Ulu – The unique woman’s knife of the Arctic

Cold forged from stolen meteorites …500 words…2 minute read… Early ulu blades were made primarily from slate or sometimes copper, which was available in some areas of the central arctic. For...

Inuit Ulu – The unique woman’s knife of the Arctic

Cold forged from stolen meteorites …500 words…2 minute read… Early ulu blades were made primarily from slate or sometimes copper, which was available in some areas of the central arctic. For...

Lost Paddle - Don't Panic

Lost Paddle - Don't Panic

Up the Creek Without a Paddle… 530 words…two minute read… Losing a paddle is a huge problem. It’s rarely going to happen at a good time. Sometimes with only seconds...

Lost Paddle - Don't Panic

Up the Creek Without a Paddle… 530 words…two minute read… Losing a paddle is a huge problem. It’s rarely going to happen at a good time. Sometimes with only seconds...