So we have a few Grey Owl canoe paddles. I knew that the name came from an adventurer, but knew nothing about him. I read an article in an old canoe magazine that mentioned this movie. The author had taught Pierce Brosnan some paddling technique for this movie and commented that it was pretty bad.
The move is decent. Not the greatest, but it was entertaining. There is an environmental theme that the movie tries to capture, but not very well. Grey Owl lectured across the UK against the cutting of forests, and for the preservation of the beaver. The irony was that he was actally an Englishman who had gone to Canada at 17 seeking wilderness. He lived with the Ojibwa and learned their ways and passed himself off as half Indian.
and I paddled the Malecite. I read in a book the suggestion to paddle the canoe facing backwards with the youth in the front (stern seat) and the adult in the back (bow seat) It helps distribute the weight and makes it easier for youth to reach the water. It worked fantastic.