As The Wetu Turns

Hey Everyone,

I Just wanted to show you some old canoes sunk in a lake just as we would of in the 17th century with heavy stones in them. I was told about this web site from freinds. This is a project the Nipmac Nation in worcester Ma. is doing in Quinsigumon’s Lake. The Boats are thought to be approximately from 1640 Ad to 1680 Ad bye carbon 14 testing done on mishoon #1. I thought you would all like to see these.

The Web page is http://projectmishoon.homestead.com to get more info on this project.

Thanks
Tim Turner

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Tags: american history, blog, Boat, Indian, Native, nature, Plimoth, plimoth plantation, Plymouth, Wampanoag, Wampanoag blog, wooden boat
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2 Responses to “Nipmuc Mishoon Project!”

1. Donna Nelson says:

   November 1, 2009 at 12:35 pm

   Tim,

   Thanks! Fantastic photographs and information and this project is in my neck of the woods. My boy rows on this lake in the fall and spring for a high school crew team — and when I see these photographs and think of this project, I can’t help but think of people from the 1640s / 1680s on the Lake in their mishoons…on a glorious afternoon with the yellows and oranges of fall leaves reflecting in the water and around them as a warm breeze flows across them — just as those colors and that breeze surround my boy on the Lake.

   Thanks for the information and photographs!
2. Shelley-Jo says:

   November 10, 2009 at 11:11 pm

   That is unbelievable Tim!! How exciting, are they going to be salvaged and preserved? Thanks for sharing.