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Canoe building is such an important part of
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Peterborough canoes are still in use by canoe craftsmen today. The original boats are now prized as antiques and restored by hobbyists.
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display of antique boats, some of them having returned to the very spot where they were built generations ago.
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received a 16-foot cedar rib canoe made by this company as a wedding present from the City of
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