The history of the canoe dates back to the native Americans over the course of thousands of years. The word "canoe" originates from the word "kenu", meaning dugout. This is because they were made out of large tree trunks that were shaped and hollowed out.

The canoes of today are much more advanced. They are either made of plastic, wood, or metal and can stand up to a lot more stress.

In my opinion, canoes are the most dangerous of the three options of transportation on The Mohican River but are the fastest.  It only takes about two hours to get down the river using a canoe. Up to three can fit in the canoe and there is a requirement of at least two people to operate one.

When Canoeing, each person is equipped with a single-sided paddle.  To steer the canoe, you paddle on the opposite side of which you want to turn. There is also back paddling, where you paddle in the opposite motion and on the same side of which you want to turn. The only disadvantage of back paddling is than it slows the canoe down.

All passengers must remain seated the whole time or else the canoe will easily tip.  Even the slightest movement the wrong way can cause a canoe to turn over which is dangerous to everyone in the canoe and on the river.