Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Bill Waters' birch bark canoes will be showcased at the Settler's Depot Gallery this week. Each week a different artists work will be featured.
By JEAN NORDINE
BRUCE CROSSING - Beginning this week, Bill Waters will have the honor of being the first of many artists specially featured at the Settler's Depot Gallery in Bruce Crossing. When a visitor enters the depot, they will see Waters' birch bark canoes displayed front and center.
Waters is a retired Northern Michigan University Criminal Justice professor. He has an abiding passion for the north country with a particular fascination for its Voyageur and The Hudson Bay Company history.
As a physical reflection of this love, he handcrafts model birch bark can...
