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Craftsman carves out birch bark canoes
Thomas C. Cothran profiles Hansen a 28 year old Grand Marais woodworker who builds birch bark canoes using traditional Chippewa and Iroquois techniques. He crafts 16 to 20 foot canoes without nails rivets or welds earning about 1000 dollars per boat and stages exhibits at public libraries to share knowledge of historic methods.
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Thomas C. Cothran
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Mark Hansen
Minnesota
Hansen
United States
Canada
Grand Marais
Boundary Waters
Minneapolis Public Library
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway
British Columbia
Alaska
North America
Christopher Columbus
Canadian