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Abbe Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"And he was a birchbark craftsman. He used to do a big business with birchbark frames. He didn’t have to go to Bar Harbor to sell them because people…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes engaged in a race on the Kenduskeag Stream."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… bought big-tag items: rustic furniture or 18-foot birchbark canoes. Visitors also stopped by the encampment to hire Indian guides for canoe outings…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… to having their own Indian-made paddle and birchbark canoe, and many turned to proven experts from the Indian encampment for instruction."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"This is believed to reflect the innovation of birchbark canoe construction from the prior heavy dugout canoes, and presaged a period of increased…"