Canoes representing dozens of tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Canada are nearing their final destination in the 2005 Canoe Journey.

An estimated 70 canoes are participating in the trip this year. They are scheduled to arrive on the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation on Saturday for a six-day celebration August 1-6.

Participants from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the host tribe of this year's journey, are being filmed for a documentary.

Get the Story:
Filmmakers following `Spirit of Elwha' on canoe journey (The Peninsula Daily News 7/28)
Tribal canoes to arrive Saturday (The Port Townsend Leader 7/27)

Relevant Links:
Paddle Journey - http://community-2.webtv.net/bensuecharles/
PADDLEJOURNEY2001/index.html

Related Stories:
Tribe gets ready to host 8,000 for Canoe Journey (05/02)
Thousands expected for 2005 Canoe Journey (04/13)
2005 Paddle Journey to end at Tse-whit-zen village (03/15)