As a paddler living in Red Wing, Minnesota, I have spent many enjoyable hours cruising the beautiful rivers and lakes located just a few miles from my home. Last winter, while the ice thickened and ...

It was built of eastern red cedar heartwood which has all sorts of compounds that prevent rot and insect damage. Native Americans used it for canoes and ceremonial buildings. Farmers found that ...

NEAH BAY — A 34-foot cedar canoe built by high school students made its maiden voyage to greet 2002 Paddle Journey participants Saturday. As the 11-seat oceangoing canoe was launched, local children ...

Morley would build a canoe, run it hard, find its flaws, sell it and use the cash to build a better boat. For years, he kept refining his craft this way, perfecting his canoes, experimenting with ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — There are only a few people left in the U.S. who know the Native American skill of building birch bark canoes. One of them is currently an artist in residence at Northwestern ...

DECATUR, Ill. -- "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. ..." -- Genesis 1:2. So, given that the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --There are only a few people left in the U.S. who know the Native American skill of building birch bark canoes. One of them is currently an artist in residence at Northwestern ...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- ``And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. ...'' -- Genesis 1:2. So, given ...