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leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
edited December 11, 2007 in Other Cool Shots
After the recent heavy rains, high waters, and flooding, here in Washington, this very rudely made, hand carved, cedar canoe washed up on the beach where I walk my dogs. No telling where it came from. It was on Chuckanut Bay, south of Bellingham. It was about 12 feet long and weighed almost 200 pounds. Not a great shot or anything, but I thought it was pretty cool to stumble upon it; not your typical driftwood.

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    SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2007
    leaforte wrote:
    After the recent heavy rains, high waters, and flooding, here in Washington, this very rudely made, hand carved, cedar canoe washed up on the beach where I walk my dogs. No telling where it came from. It was on Chuckanut Bay, south of Bellingham. It was about 12 feet long and weighed almost 200 pounds. Not a great shot or anything, but I thought it was pretty cool to stumble upon it; not your typical driftwood.

    What an interesting find on your part.
    Is it old? or rather new looking? (can't tell from the image)

    Thanks for sharing thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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    leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    What an interesting find on your part.
    Is it old? or rather new looking? (can't tell from the image)

    Thanks for sharing thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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    It appeared to be very old. The bottom of the inside was laminated in green fungus, and the top of the sides were chipped and worn round like a piece of driftwood. Hard to tell from the marks what possible tools may have been used. I wish I had a better shot, but don't.
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    anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2007
    You should call a local historian or tribal specialist. You may have found something very old. deal.gif
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    leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2007
    I've mentioned it to two friends from Surf Rider Foundation, who have a local chapter affiliated with WWU and monitor Pacific coast waters, and they've headed down to check it out. Their concenses from the photo is that it is probably from Lummi Island, or possibly could have shifted all the way from Vancouver Island, or Canadian inland waters.

    Probably not vitally old, but definitely a cool, historical find.
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    christopherstudiochristopherstudio Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited December 11, 2007
    where are the people?
    Thanks,
    Chris
    www.christopherstudio.net
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