LAC DU FLAMBEAU - People along the shore were yelling “Good luck, Wayne!” as Wayne Valliere paddled into the starlit night aboard his torch-laden birchbark canoe equipped with a handmade spear. One of ...

A single gift, borne of personal tragedy, will be the centerpiece of an upcoming fundraiser for the Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument environmental conservation organization. Since 2001, FMB’s ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A handmade canoe built by Native Americans was found in Lake Hancock. “Our state archeologist estimates this is about 1,000 years old,” said Lake Wales History Museum curator, ...

The men had already worked approximately 205 hours on the handmade birchbark canoe, but first they had to wait a little more before taking it for a ride. Because the gum-like material used to seal the ...

MOORESVILLE — Woodworking is a traditional craft in decline in this increasingly digital world, but one Mooresville resident is helping keep the art form alive. John Van Hal makes custom wooden canoes ...

PORT ANGELES -- When Gerald "Woody" Woodside took a handmade canoe to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center, he might have expected a word of thanks. But tribal members who had assembled for a meeting ...

PORT ANGELES — When Gerald “Woody” Woodside brought a handmade canoe to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center, he might have expected a word of thanks. But tribal members who had assembled for a ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is bringing an important tradition back to life. A canoe that was handmade by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe started its first journey on Benewah Lake on ...