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This week on Woodland Escape, Peter heads deep in Algonquin Park as spring awakens the forest—and the black flies. A surprise encounter with a shaggy young bull moose shedding its winter coat sparks a reflection on historical fashion, specifically the white powdered wigs of the 18th century. Peter traces the wig’s lineage from sun-blocking Egyptian periwigs to 17th-century French kings covering baldness and syphilitic sores. The evolution of fashion, it seems, is as much about vanity and disease as it is about style.

As the paddle dips and the trail winds, Peter delves into the economics of wigs—some costing the modern equivalent of $11,000—and the caste system they quietly enforced. Far from the powdered perfection Hollywood imagines, wigs were lice-ridden, high-maintenance fire hazards, especially amid candle-lit banquets. The final blows came with the French Revolution’s anti-aristocratic fervor and Britain’s Hair Powder Tax of 1795. Yet even today, the tradition stubbornly clings to life in UK courtrooms. From moose to monarchies, join us on a journey through history, vanity, admist a peaceful paddle through the Canadian Wilderness.

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📺 Featuring: Peter Kelly
🎥 Videography - Catherine Wolfe
Production & Editing: Catherine Wolfe

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Violin music: Meghan Balogh
Guitar played by Koen Tholhuijsen. Music composed by Marcel La Haye
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