30' War Canoe.... Need help with builder ID.

Dave Osborn

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I recently ran into a pair of 30' War Canoes at a defunct north woods kids camp that ran from 1921 to 2009. They are strip built, and currently fiberglassed.
I made an assumption that they were made by Thompson Brothers Boat Company for a couple of reasons. First, they have the "Ojibwe Long-Nose" stem profile, similar to the Thompson Hiawatha model. Secondly, ALL of the traditional tandem canoes at the camp were Thompson Indian, Hiawatha, and Ranger models....
Due to lack of time I only quickly skimmed through the Thompson Catalogs and found nothing about war canoes. I suppose a "fine tooth comb" approach may turn up something, but thought I'd throw it to the masses.
Anybody have any ideas on the maker?
Sorry about the upside down photos... They look fine before the post....??
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Peterborough made a 30' war canoe either wood/canvas or cedar strip, but don't think the stem had the torpedo shape.

Tried to add the page from the catalog, but didnt work,

Paul
 
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