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Ithipiso Gathawa In Word Document10/30/2023 Simula said the new watercraft was given the name “Burntside” after the popular Ely-area lake and because of the ancient paddling tradition connected with the body of water. The watercraft is on display in the EFS building. Nearly a dozen volunteers gathered Sunday to carefully transport the canoe to Semer’s Park. ![]() ![]() Simula instructed them on how to lift and carry the canoe so as not to damage it. They lifted it onto Simula’s mini-van for the trip to the water. EFS board member Paul Schurke wondered if a 20-foot birch bark canoe was ever transported on the top of a “soccer mom van” before. The watercraft was transported safely to the shore of Shagawa Lake. Before hitting the water, Simula fired up his camping stove and heated a can of pine pitch while crew members carefully inspected the hull for any cracks or holes that may have developed in transport. “There will always be a small amount of water that will seep in through these natural materials.” “There is a tremendous amount of flex in the hull, and we want to make sure the canoe is as water tight as possible,” Simula said. ![]() The crew walked the canoe into the water and worked on partially submerging it to wet down all of the components, inside and out.
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