Finland by kayak
Finland by kayak
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In 1937 Jakub and Samuel embarked on a journey to Finland, traveling by kayak. Jakub was commissioned by a Polish newspaper "Nowy Dziennik" (the New Daily) to write about their experiences. The article, entitled "In the land of thousand lakes with a kayak" appeared over several days. Thanks to Samuel's son, Vladimir, for the translation.
Quite a few years later, Samuel's son Frank was researching the route that Jakub and Samuel took, with a view to repeating the journey and came across a few photos and I added a comment and couple more. Did Stefan and Janek see the ship on their travels ?
Quite a few years later, Samuel's son Frank was researching the route that Jakub and Samuel took, with a view to repeating the journey and came across a few photos and I added a comment and couple more. Did Stefan and Janek see the ship on their travels ?
Tugboat pulling logs in Finland around 1930
"Aegna" poster as located by Frank researching the route in 2016
"Aegna" was launched in Kiel in 1904. She served on the route Tallinn-Helsinki during the late 1930s. When the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, Aegna was put in the war effort. After a severe storm she sank in November 1944, just by the island of Aegna north of Tallinn.
Today she's lying at approx 5 meters depth and is a popular destination for divers.
source : http://shop.cometofinland.fi/aeg
Were Stefan and Janek enthralled by these pictures ?
"Aegna" was launched in Kiel in 1904. She served on the route Tallinn-Helsinki during the late 1930s. When the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, Aegna was put in the war effort. After a severe storm she sank in November 1944, just by the island of Aegna north of Tallinn.
Today she's lying at approx 5 meters depth and is a popular destination for divers.
source : http://shop.cometofinland.fi/aeg
Were Stefan and Janek enthralled by these pictures ?
Finland_by_kayak.pdfIn the Land of a Thousand Lakes with a Kayak
Estonian postcard featuring the ship "Aegna"
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