In 1893 Joseph Tyrrell canoed from Lake Athabasca down the Dubawnt to Chesterfield Inlet. South Florida tribes often canoed through the Everglades, but rarely lived in them. A few weeks later, he canoed down the Chippewa River on a trading expedition. Many of the early Polynesians had canoed to Moorea and back many times. In July/August 1932, he canoed through the unexplored region north of Great Slave Lake. His Uncle Angus Florence also canoed for Scotland. In 1977, three Greenpeace activists canoed into the site to demonstrate the lack of security.