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it comes to an ice field, and is about as good a sled as it 

 is a boat. 



The Hennepin duck boat, which is used in much the 

 same waters as the above, is rather more of a fair- 

 weather boat, but is a very good marsh boat for punt- 

 ing, being built with a long and roomy cockpit. It can 

 also be put under oars. This is a local boat, and is 

 built by Mr. James Cunningham, the keeper of the 

 Hennepin Club. 



HENNEPIN DUCK BOAT. 



A very popular and very good marsh boat is that 

 commonly known among duck shooters as the "Moni- 

 tor" model, or more commonly still, as the "Green Bay 

 boat." This is a light, shallow craft, intended for no 

 form of propulsion but the push-paddle or punting- 

 pole. It is 15 feet in length, 34 inches in width, and 

 only 7 inches deep. Its cockpit runs long fore and aft 

 to give the pusher room. Its total weight is 75 or 80 



