At Lac du Flambeau Public School, fifth and sixth graders are learning one way to use birch bark: to build wiigwaasi makakoon ...

The bark of white birch is the traditional sheath material of Scandinavia. The method described in this chapter is a slick way to make a quickie sheath for anything: knife, scissors, chisel, or ...

NORTHWEST ANGLE, Minn. -- When a tribal elder on Lake of the Woods saw the birch bark canoe Talon Stammen was building, the native was quick with a quip. "You know they make those in Fiberglas now," ...

If Brian Garhofer has his way, Two Harbors soon could become a major player in the cosmetic, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries. Garhofer plans to continue an innovative process that was ...

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