Editing Setting pole (section)

===Northeastern North America===
Lighter setting poles, commonly made of spruce, were widely used in the shallow, often rocky rivers of northeastern North America to propel [[canoe]]s, especially in very shallow water and when going upriver against a current. This technique makes it possible to propel a loaded canoe up through substantial whitewater, something which is very hard or impossible to do with paddles. Some modern recreational paddlers still use this technique but it is much less common that it was in the times when people in this region used canoes as an essential means of transportation.<ref name=Conover>{{Cite book| publisher = Tilbury House Pub| isbn = 9780884480662| last = Conover| first = Garrett| title = Beyond the Paddle: A Canoeist's Guide to Expedition Skills : Poling, Lining, Portaging and Maneuvering Through the Ice| date = 1990| url = https://archive.org/details/beyondpaddlecano0000cono}}</ref>{{rp|11}}