Historic Canoe Catalog Reference Guide


These pages contain selections of historic canoe advertising from the Golden Age of Wooden Canoes. A few of the companies represented here are still in business, but to our great loss, most are not. The legacy of wooden canoes lives on with present day builders - as found in our Builders & Suppliers Directory. Some of the magic from the wooden canoe's heyday is captured here.


  • Carleton Canoe, Old Town, Maine
  • Chestnut Canoe, Fredricton, New Brunswick
  • Indian Old Town Canoe, Old Town, Maine
  • Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Kennebec Canoes, Waterville, Maine
  • B. N. Morris, Veazie, Maine
  • Old Town Canoe, Old Town, Maine
  • Penn Yan, Penn Yan, New York
  • Penobscot Canoe Company (PECACO), Milford, Maine
  • Peterborough Canoe Company Limited, Peterborough, Ontario
  • Racine Boat Company, Racine, Wisconsin
  • Robertson Canoes, Auburndale, Massachusetts
  • Robertson & Old Town Canoe, Old Town, Maine
  • Skowhegan Canoes, Skowhegan, Maine
  • St. Louis Meramec Canoe Co., Valley Park, Missouri
  • Tremblay Canoes Limited, Saint Felicien, Quebec
  • E. M. White Canoes, Old Town, Maine

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