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Old 11-09-2008, 10:24 AM   #17
geodeticman.5
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Default Re: IMPORTANT NEWS !!-Celebrating Gordon Lightfoot's 70th - POST your website wishes

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Originally Posted by Yuri View Post
Steve,
I was poking around the backwoods and rivers of Ontario with this 17' (Canary) yellow & white Grumman canoe long before I ever heard Gord's song on the Rhino box set. I took this photo in 1984 while on the Spanish River in Northern Ontario (sorry, no Spanish moss). Printed it up with the title 'Whispers Of The North' running along one side and asked Gord to autograph it for me some years ago. Had it framed and now I'm reminded of Lightfoot & my beautiful rivers whenever I pass by.

http://missinaibi-yuri.blogspot.com/...ish-river.html

Yuri
YURI, that is a stunning and nostalgic for me - days of canoeing I miss.... I will be returning to it in aprox 1 year..slowly I CANNOT AIT .I love yourphotoframed and titled and signed by the man... Tell ya what...I'll give ya $19.95 American for it, on thebarrel-head - now how can you resist that ? lol....j/k

Grummans were aluminum. as in Grumman Aircraft, yes.no ? - cold as I recall in high Mtn lakes.... but durb;e///breach in the hull...use paste-speedmetal

I 'bout got my birthday stuff ready for Gord, Char ! Thanks for the reminders !
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