A birch bark canoe crafted by Marcel Labelle has more than ... used for ceremonies — and harvested enough wood one fall to make a 1.5 m canoe in time for spring. He has been recognized ...

Eventually, the canoe will make its way along the Straits of Mackinac ... “There isn’t a lot to a birch bark canoe that you can mechanize to improve the process,” he said.

but many birch bark canoes are older. "No one really knows but it's got to go back a thousand years. Man's ingenuity is capable of figuring out how to make something that floats." ...

Those elders taught him the skill of birch bark canoe building ... We all need to pitch in and make sure our grandmother earth is healthy," he said. The plan is to launch the canoe at sunrise ...

NETT LAKE (AP) -- While June Porter diligently stitches together the honey-colored birch bark forming the outside of the canoe, Hank Goodsky asks the young firetender how the ribs are doing.

After receiving a state grant last summer, Mayotte became carpenter Jarrod Dahl’s apprentice and learned the ancient craft of constructing a birch bark canoe. “It was always something I wanted ...

This canoe is destined for water, so the builders must be thorough. The spruce resin needs to be meticulously applied, and the birchbark — harvested from trees in Millertown — must be tied tight.

Perley-Dutcher has been involved in the building of a pair of birch bark canoes with other aboriginal groups ... "Hands-on showing us how to make cuts. How to create things — working with clay, with ...

When Marcel Labelle decided to chart a new career course building birch bark canoes 13 years ago ... wood used for ceremonies — and harvested enough wood one fall to make a 1.5 m canoe in time for ...

Those elders taught him the skill of birch bark canoe building ... We all need to pitch in and make sure our grandmother earth is healthy,” he said. The plan is to launch the canoe at sunrise ...