moving forward - Canadian Canoe Museum

Museum Outreach In Saskatchewan
Several years ago Bill Buxton, Principle Researcher at
Microsoft Research, contacted the Canadian Canoe
Museum about building or acquiring a birch bark canoe to
retrace a journey his father had taken back in 1939 when
he was a young Anglican minister and teacher in Pelican
Narrows, Saskatchewan. Curator Jeremy Ward connected
Mr. Buxton with a number of traditional canoe builders
across the country and he finished up building not one but
two 17’ bark canoes with Tom Byers near Spanish, Ontario.
Annual Report 2010
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With logistical help from CCM Executive Director, James
Raffan (in the stern, paddling down the Deschambault
River east of Lac La Ronge) Bill Buxton (in the bow) was able
to realize his dream. Details and photos of this wonderful
historical reconnection are at billbuxton.com/canoe.html.
Continuing the process of reaching out to Canadians across
the country, we are hoping that this connection will result in
further collaboration between the museum and the school
in Pelican Narrows.
Photo Credit: Jim MacLachlan
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