canoe

Hi everyone, I'm planning aon building a canoe in the near future but my only concern is what type of wood I would use. I want the wood to be light yet durable, something strong and that could last a lifetime. What would you recommend me? Any info would be a great help. Thank You...

Jill Dean gives us a history of the canoe in this series of videos taken at the grand opening of the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum:cool: http://www.wisconsincanoeheritagemuseum.com/Pages/videos.html