A quick search of my bookshelf has failed to produce any information
regarding paper boats, but one of the very knowledgeable, helpful
staff at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum may be able to help:

LCMM, Basin Harbor, Vermont
(802) 475-2022
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DEM
Daria E. Merwin
Institute for Long Island Archaeology
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York  11794-4364

phone: (516) 632-7618
fax: (516) 632-9165