On Dec 13, 8:59*am, "YukonBound" wrote:
"TopBassDog" wrote in message

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Score another one for Quebec.

This artifact may possibly be the oldest known Birch-bark canoe in
existence

http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/...american-canoe...

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Huh.. last time I checked, Cornwall was still in Ontario.

Very true. However Mr. White unless I'm reading too much into another
article, the boat probably originated in Quebec.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11954324

"It is believed the Canadian boat was brought to Cornwall by Lt John
Enys who fought in Quebec during the American War of Independence.

The canoe will be preserved and put on display to the public at the
National Maritime Museum in Falmouth before being repatriated to
Canada.

Historians believe the boat could possibly be one of the oldest birch
bark canoes in existence.

The museum's boat collections manager Andy Wyke said: "Lt Enys sailed
from Falmouth in a packet ship to join his regiment in Canada to
relieve the city of Quebec which was under siege from the Americans. "