For several years Rob Stevens, Assembly Organizer Extraordinaire, and I have talked about the building of paper canoes, and now Rob is considering adding this topic to our Assembly program in 2020. We need hep from others more knowledgeable in this subject than we are! We have literature searched and have located a number of articles. Rob has contacted Ken Cupery who hopefully will agree to present something of the history of paper canoes. I have a copy of Wooden Canoe No.11, summer 1982 where there is an article about Walter Fullam building paper canoes. I have heard that this was done as part of the childrens program. Is there anyone out there who participated with Walt in the building of a paper canoe and can fill us in on the process? And even better, does someone HAVE one of Walts canoes and could bring it to Assembly? If there is sufficient interest to get this topic added to the program, it is possible we will have two paper canoes on display on the Green at Paul Smiths.
If you have knowledge of paper canoes you can help make it happen. Please email me or Rob with whatever you know. Thanks. Tom McCloud
If you have knowledge of paper canoes you can help make it happen. Please email me or Rob with whatever you know. Thanks. Tom McCloud