Manitoulin Island Excursion | CANADIAN WILDERNESS | HUNTING | BIRCH BARK CANOE

Peter leaves his 18'th century homestead to hunt deer on Manitoulin Island. He traverses Bridal Veil Falls and discusses the geography of the island - its status as the largest fresh water island in the world. He discusses the history of the indigenous peoples on the island from before first contact. He touches on the use of the island by the voyageurs and the decimation of the population by European diseases. The island is resettled after the War of 1812, but a portion the island remains unceded by the natives.

Peter returns to his pioneer home to begin construction of his birch bark canoe, by first constructing a temporary shelter for his shaving horse.

If you are enjoying our videos, please continue to like each week's episode and subscribe to our channel - this helps us bring you unique content and a little bit of history every week.

Featuring - Peter Kelly
Cinematography - Catherine Wolfe
Producer & Editor - Shane Kelly

SOCIAL MEDIA
YouTube -    / @thewoodlandescape  
Instagram -   / the.woodland.escape  
Facebook -   / the.woodland.escape  

MUSIC
The amazing music in this episode is graciously provided by our friends - Richard Fortier and Al MacDonald

#bushcraft #18thcenturypioneer #logcabinbuild #selfreliance #outhousebuild #northamericanhistory #longhunter #1700spioneerlife #fallharvest
#Warof1812 #Rootcellar #foodpreservation #pioneerlife