Niagara Gorge Nolan Whitesell boat found

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Niagara Gorge Nolan Whitesell boat found

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I have the boat that Nolan Whitesell made the Niagara gorge run in.The boat has the original brass badge and serial number,also some great Niagara gorge badges lol.Nolan confirmed he sold it to Niagara falls museum after the run,which is where this boat came from.Pretty cool stuff
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Does it still have the big dents, where his huge brass balls were?
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Ya no kidding still cant get over that run
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pics of the boat! video?

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How about some pics of the boat?

Is there a video of this run somewhere? I'd love to see it.
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In the Canoe Movie

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There is footage of it in the extras of the first Canoe Movie
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hopefully this works Nolan's boat
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more pics
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Wow ... history. Serious canoe history.
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I wonder if the WW museum in Utica, NY would be a good place for the boat or if you are still paddling it?


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There's a whitewater museum in Utica?
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Awesome! Thanks for the pics! 8)
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