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Over at http://schoolship.blogspot.com/  they have created a wonderful place for kids to learn how to build the Optimist Prams. The pictures are very helpful to anyone planing on building an Optimist for the first time. They have some very detailed shots of the building process. About the Inland Sea Education Association: Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help people of all ages experience the science and spirit of the Great Lakes through shipboard and on-shore programs. The knowledge gained through these experiences will provide the leadership, understanding and commitment needed for the long-term stewardship of the Great Lakes. Page links for ISEA: http://www.schoolship.org/about_isea/ http://www.schoolship.org/

One of the world's oldest known surviving birchbark canoe (see my earlier post - Maliseet "Grandfather" Canoe) is back on display at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in New Brunswick. This article by Doug Mackay in "Community Voices", a column of North Bay Ontario's regional paper, The North Bay Nugget discussed the canoe's interesting history. The Grandfather Akwiten Canoe On Display at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery As a side note, it was a reporter working for the The North Bay Nugget in the 1930s who originally exposed Grey Owl not as the native he claimed to be, but Archie Belaney, an Englishman born in Hastings.