Swamp Boats of the Burin Peninsula

Swampbottom boat owned by Fred Hollett, St. Lawrence. Photo taken in early 1980s.

During the mid-twentieth century, there was a type of boat found on the Burin peninsula called a “swampbottom,” or a “swamp” for short. “Most people claim that the swamp was a pretty stable boat,” said Dr. Ed Mayo who shares an interest in traditional wooden boats, “and there are a few people that said they were properly named: to swamp.”

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