Bill Mason’s canoe
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Canadian Museum of History, 2010.139.1, IMG2011-0348-0009-Dm
This 16-foot canoe belonged to Canadian canoeing icon, Bill Mason (1929–1988). An award-winning filmmaker, naturalist, author and conservationist, his instructional films and books on canoeing are classics in the field.