The
last outing for Bill Mason's Canoe
In
1999, we did a presentation about canoeing with children at
the Heritage Canoe Festival in Peterborough, Ontario. While
we were there, Becky Mason made a formal presentation of her
dad's favourite canoe to the Canadian Canoe Museum. The
process of making films for all those years meant that there
were many "stunt doubles" and Bill didn't have just one red
canoe, but Becky told the crowd that the one presented to
the museum was the most representative of her dad's
favourites.
Before
turning over the most famous red Chestnut Prospector canoe
ever made to the museum, Bill's daughter Becky slid the
venerable craft into the water one last time. For an
appreciate crowd that lined the banks, Becky graciously
demonstrated some of the style paddling so often depcited in
the Path of the Paddle films.
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Parting
shots
Rain
danced on the water under a grey velvet sky as Becky Mason
and her husband Reid McLachlan danced the battered old
Chestnut through the intricate steps of one last canoe
ballet at the lift locks in Peterborough.
Becky
(at right) provided useful tips on technique with clear
explanations for the crowd.
Reid
(in stern seat below) had a little fun at Becky's expense
when they demostrated some white water paddling
skills.
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