Birch Bark Canoe

This canoe was built in my backyard in 1985, near the Connecticut River, exclusively with tools of stone and bone. A voyage upstream to the Canadian border followed, with primitive survival gear--no metal or matches! The adventure is documented in my book, "Voyage of the Ant." (Originally published by Stackpole Books, ©1989. Second printing by Birdstone Publishers, ©1998.)

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Watch the CT Eyewitness News video clip of my voyage.

  • Completed birch bark canoe