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Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes engaged in a race on the Kenduskeag Stream."

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Wabanaki guides with canoes, Bar Harbor, 1881

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Rusticators took great pleasure in seeing Wabanaki paddling skills displayed at the Club’s annual canoe races."

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Wabanaki family inside tent, Bar Harbor, ca. 1885

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"Visitors also stopped by the encampment to hire Indian guides for canoe outings or sport-hunting, to place special orders for items such as…"

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Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"This is believed to reflect the innovation of birchbark canoe construction from the prior heavy dugout canoes, and presaged a period of increased…"