Its maiden voyage complete, the 26-foot dugout canoe, named the Yéil Yeik (Raven Spirit), is now suspended ... But despite this intimate connection with the sea, canoe-building fell into decline ...

An Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, the spirit of the Deep Sea Water, turned to stone when the secret location of a rich silver mine, now known as Silver Islet, was disclosed to ...