Cost of transportation by John Edwards

When the first airplane arrived at Moose Factory, the people panicked. Some believed a windigoe had come to kill them and they shot at it. The older people believed it was the end of the world. One ...

Description: An early 1900s aircraft on the ice in Moose Factory with the Hudson's Bay Company buildings in the background. Tags Winter, Plane, Modern Houses, Moose Factory

Description: Amphibian type aircraft known as "Canso" were much in use in the 1960s in James Bay. These aircraft transported goods and passengers to many communities in James Bay. Tags Summer, Plane, ...

Description: A float plane anchored by the shore to either take on or unload passengers or goods. Tags Summer, Man, Woman, European, Plane, Moosonee

Description: A pilot or missionary in front of a float plane. The introduction of float planes became an easier, faster method of traveling in the James Bay coastal communities during the 1950s. Tags ...

Description: The new airplane type known as the "748" replaced the vintage DC 3s in travelling to many remote communities. These planes could travel faster and carry more passengers comfortably. Tags ...

Description: A summer scene in Moosonee. Many Crees of the Moosonee and Moose Factory area owned freighter canoes to ferry southern tourists and community members between both communities. The summer ...

Description: The Beaver float plane was very popular and reliable in flying into remote communities to deliver mail, goods and passengers. Tags Summer, Plane, Moosonee

Description: A Cree man straddles the side of a schooner or sailboat with a float plane at the Austin Airways dock in Moosonee. Not much is known to what extent Cree men became "sailors" and learned the ...