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In August, 1882, Dr. Neidé and his companion, S. D. Kendall, following a meeting of the American Canoe Association held at the Canoe Islands, put their craft into the water for a voyage from Lake George, New York to Pensacola, Florida. Neidé's canoe was a Rushton "Princess" model and was built expressly for this cruise by J.H. Rushton. Kendall's canoe was built by Kendall himself. Neidé's Aurora was 15' LOA, and 31" maximum beam at the top strake. Fittings consisted of a double-bladed paddle, 9 feet in length, jointed in the center, and two lateen sails, of a combined area of about 55 square feet. Kendall's craft was 14' LOA, with a breadth of beam of 3 feet. Her fittings were the same as the Aurora's, except that she carried a battened lug sail. She was called the Comfort. Neidé's cruise was similar in direction and scope as was Bishop's in his Sneakbox about 10 years earlier, and he references Bishop several times. He even meets some of the same people that entertained Bishop on his cruise. First published in 1885.