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TOLEDO, Ohio — Carbon dating has revealed the age of an object that is among the oldest artifacts in northwest Ohio. The Toledo History Museum said it funded a radiocarbon dating test to determine the ...

JACKSON, Miss. — A canoe that’s hundreds of years old will be one of the largest artifacts for visitors to see in the new Museum of Mississippi History. Workers are preparing a display case for the ...

Once, people canoodled in canoes. Some still may, but canoeing these days is more about portaging, Boundary Waters, J-strokes and sore shoulders. Wouldn't have it any other way, of course — ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - “Canoes: A Natural History in North America” is the perfect road trip for outdoor lovers. The new book focuses on the cultural history of canoes and the people who made them and ...

The dawn of the modern history of the canoe can be traced, apparently, to the summer of 1856, when four guys from Peterborough, Ontario, embarked on a camping trip lugging a 200-pound dugout. After ...

The idea of a concrete canoe may sound like a contradiction in terms, but how about one whose material is geared to be outer-space worthy, and whose conceptual design is so unconventional that it was ...