Hudson's Bay canoe

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large freight canoe, measuring about 40 feet and capable of carrying 4 to 5 tons, used for the voyage from Montreal to the Grand Portage.

See: Montreal canoe(def. and picture)

Quotations

1961

Matt Bernard . . . supervises the launching of a large Hudson's Bay type canoe (canot du maître or Montreal canoe) which he completed Sept. 28, 1957.