According to archaeologists, boats in the form of a canoe have been on Oregon waterways for at least 6,000 years. They also add that they were used much like they are today, socially, at the center of family and tribal gatherings, as transportation, for commerce, and were foundational to the evolution of the hunter/gatherer cultures that are indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. Of the simplest design, they proved to be ideal to traverse a landscape…
Oregon boating history includes Lewis and Clark escapades
