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," ...
A canoe or kayak hand-crafted in wood for $5,000 might seem a luxury, rather than a deal to most of us. But Lance Alpi, who started making them last year at his Williamstown workshop, has already ...