James Kenwabakisee Breaks Out
Two days after the Acacia sliced through the ice, the Emerald
Isle made a round trip while Jimmy Ken slowly and laboriously,
but with great expertise, hammered and sliced and smashed a channel
from his dock north of Bud Martin's into the ferry channel. The
primary technique involves ramming the boat up onto the ice, letting
it settle through, and then backing away to get up steam for the
next run. The sheet of ice covering the east half of the harbor
was pressed down by the weight of his boat each time, making water
squish out from under the edges at the shore, creating a mini
tidal wave.
Once he hit the channel, he and his merry gang did a quick circle
for those watching from the ferry dock, and then raced out of
the harbor for a much-deserved first spring trip while his wife
and daughters sat patiently on the dock, “letting the boys
have their fun.”
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