Still Paddling to the Sea
12 May
Inspired by the Caldicott Award-winning book and Oscar-nominated film Paddle to the Sea, Jody Smith’s students at Cheery Creek public school in Marquette, Michigan often launched carved boats with their initials onto the water of Lake Superior. Like author Holling C. Holling’s young carver in the story, they hoped their boats would travel far and ultimately be found.
As THIS story in the Sault Ste. Marie Star reports, one of Smith’s sutdents’ boats was recently found after making its way across Lake Superior to Canada.
We’re glad to see that the book and movie — directed by canoeing hero Bill Mason — are still inspiring youngsters. We know at least one person in the Canoeing.com office started carving a boat after seeing the movie as a youngster!
