Re: [Paddlewise] Thanksgiving

On Monday, October 14, 2002, at 10:40:39 PM PST, Doug Lloyd wrote:

> Well, it's Thanksgiving in Canada anyway, eh. So, here's thanks to
> all the trip report posters. A big thanks!

Melissa said:

<<<Happy Thanksgiving! (albeit a day late, eh). I too am thankful for
the wonderful posts by Rev. Bob, Wes, Fernando, and others.<snip> >>>

Sid has had some good ones too.

BTW, I know you yanks lay claim to Thanksgiving's modern twist by way of
the actions of a one William Bradford, gov to the Plymouth Colony who
invited his Indian neighbors to certain festivities in 1621. Actually,
the Great White North lays claim to an earlier inception: In 1578 after
Martin Frobisher's fleet narrowly missed destruction on his voyage to
Baffin Island, Edward Fenton (no relation to Jackie Fenton) made an oven
then baked bread which he left for the Inuit to taste. He planted peas,
corn and other grains as an expression of faith and hope - and to test
crop expectations in the New World. Sorry John isn't around Paddlewise
much anymore to fill in the gaps on this story (miss his "stories" I
do), but suffice it to say canucks were first for Thanksgiving tradition
(even if they were Elizabethan euro's). And we make better beer too, not
to mention better kayaks and canoes, spectacular scenery, true pristine
wilderness and universal health care - and unfortunately suffer with a
decrepit Priminister and continual US media disrespect, you know, eh.

Doug Lloyd



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