Ungava 1948

[Fitz]

This video was recently posted over at Robin Laurer's Canoetripping website. I thought I would share. Enjoy!

http://www.nfb.ca/film/across_arctic_ungava

 

[shelldrake]

Thank Fitz. I enjoyed that, but felt sorry for the guys without head nets!

Matt

 

[mccloud]

It appeared that they began the trip with 4 canoes and finished with 3. Wonder what the story was. Heavily overloaded, no life jackets. Any guesses what kind of canoes? At one place where you get a glimpse of a deck it looks like it might have a Chestnut decal on it. Tom McCloud

 

[Fitz]

I believe they had two "19 foot" canoes and a Folboat. There is one scene with an extra canoe at the base of some falls that I caught. It looked like a Y-stern, not unlike one my tripping bud owns (his is a Chestnut -Ogilvy "Pool"). I think it belonged to native residents near the falls though. Based on the condition of the two "19 footers", I suspected they might belong to the native guides that were on the trip. I saw a heart-shaped deck. I was guessing maybe Chestnuts, or possible native built Huron-like canoes.

 

[chris pearson]

Fitz, cool, very cool. Holy bugs Batman!!!!!