At 365 feet (111 m) long with a 62 foot (19 m) beam and room for 648 passengers and 143 vehicles, it is definitely, without doubt, a Very Big Canoe indeed.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Big Canoe
The Chi-Cheemaun (it means Big Canoe in the Ojibwe language) ferries vehicles and people 25 miles (40km) across Lake Huron from Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula to South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island.
At 365 feet (111 m) long with a 62 foot (19 m) beam and room for 648 passengers and 143 vehicles, it is definitely, without doubt, a Very Big Canoe indeed.
At 365 feet (111 m) long with a 62 foot (19 m) beam and room for 648 passengers and 143 vehicles, it is definitely, without doubt, a Very Big Canoe indeed.
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Wow! Really a very big canoe!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice visiting on my place. Sorry, I did not told you that I return to post on Leaves of Grass.
That's a big canoe, all right. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is very big and a beauty.
ReplyDeleteNow I know an Ojibwe word.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my place and leaving your recommendations for the recipe adaptation.
a cool ship, with amazing engineering!
ReplyDeleteA big canoe in Inuktitut would be “Umiak”
ReplyDeletelooks like a very comfortable canoe too
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed, a big canoe. I love seeing where all you've been.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a ship whose nose is adjustable like that. Fascinating.
ReplyDeleteAnd one I would definitely prefer not to paddle. Good shot and informative commentary. Thanks for your visit to Brattleboro.
ReplyDeleteOooo, paint it like a great big shark! That would be so cool!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a big canoe indeed! I like how the front looks like. Cool!
ReplyDeleteNow show us the paddle...
ReplyDeleteI'll say! BIG CANOE, Indeed!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, really....This is such a wonderful trip you are on...!