Re: today's POD... it's great to see another canoe in the same brotherhood as MY two canoes!

Many years ago, several 1st Nation guys were lingering around the Bottle Portage when I hopped off a tow boat with a bunch of other QJers.  When they saw the emblems on a couple of our canoes, it caused quite a stir.  One of them ran over to another small group of their friends nearby and they all came hustling down to the landing to examine the image.  They were very friendly but didn't say anything directly to us about the stickers.

I remember catching their attention, pointing at "Stick Man" on my canoe, and simply giving them a "thumbs up" signal as I turned around and hauled my first load across.  They were all smiles.

They were still gawking and chattering excitedly next to my canoe when I came up for my second load.  They never asked me where I got the sticker or whether they thought it was a good or bad thing.  They did smile, however.

That was nearly twenty years ago.

Jimbo   8-)