USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Light and maneuverable, birchbark canoes were perfectly adapted to summer travel through the network of shallow streams, ponds, lakes and swift rivers of the Canadian Shield. As the fur trade declined in the 19th century, the canoe became more of a recreational vehicle.

Detailed explanation-2: -The voyageurs traveled by canoe each spring, often from Montreal to trade for furs. They would pass through Sault Ste. Marie on their way to Fort William, (now Thunder Bay), at the other end of lake Superior.

Detailed explanation-3: -The voyageurs were roving French-Canadian frontiersmen who traveled the watercourses of the Canadian and northern United States wilderness by canoe and dog sled bartering trade goods with the American Indians for furs. These hardy adventurers opened many areas to later settlement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Canoe has been and is a way of life for the Indigenous Peoples of Canada especially in vast wilderness areas. The Canadian Canoe is not only the most versatile and reliable mode of transportation, it is a symbol of community, family and connection by the Indigenous Peoples and Métis Voyageurs.