Thanks for all the replies. I've looked into them and have been looking around in my area. It seems hard to come up with a good condition canoe in my meager price range right now.
I'm starting to lean toward waiting until fall or winter to try and find a jon boat with a small motor that I can use on either the lakes or rivers. I can always remove the motor to float the smaller creeks.
I'm thinking this may be a better solution for me since most of my fishing will probably be on Eleven Point and Spring River in the Thayer, MO / Mammoth Springs, AR area.
I'm looking to buy a used canoe. Nothing fancy or expensive, just a good canoe to take my son or wife down the creeks or rivers, and maybe occassionally along the banks of nearby lakes. I live in the Branson, MO area. Any canoe that someone might part with for a little cash would be appreciatively considered.