Keeping true to the spirit of the site, the following is not about lumberjacks.
http://www.canoekayak.com/skills/lessons-from-the-trail-chop-firewood/#chQQISUG9glidIyl.97
Seriously — were this about lumberjacks, travel down river would be on a log flow and not in a canoe.
There is no beard matted with maple syrup, and no red flannel to be seen.
Just good axe skills for your next camping adventure…