Butch Eggen is one of a handful of people who can turn a birch tree into a useable, water-tight canoe. As well as a longtime Northwoods guide, Butch has constructed many birch bark canoes in his years as a resident of Crane Lake, Minnesota. He constructs his canoes in much the same fashion as did the early Native Americans that inhabited the boundary waters of Crane Lake. Birch bark canoes were once a common form of transportation on these waterways and they symbolize an interesting part of Crane Lakes history.
Contact: Butch Eggen 218-993-2909

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