It's Beginning to Look Like a Boat!'

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lakeland Public Television
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Mille Lacs
Roseau
Beltrami
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Mille Lacs
Roseau
Project Overview

It's Beginning to Look Like a Boat!' will be a 60 minute documentary following a local woodworking craftsman as he constructs a boat for use here in our northern Minnesota lakes.

Program description:

He's not Noah, but Don Carlson has the passion for wood working and fishing in the great lakes of Minnesota. So, he decided to put his tools and hands to work building his own wooden tunnel hull fishing boat. Follow this year long project in Don's Bemidji garage, from the initial planning to the lake launch, as he builds his dream boat.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (e)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.22
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Viewers will report an increased interest, understanding, and knowledge of north central Minnesota's watercraft culture & history and the unique woodworking skills required to construct a boat for use on the regions many lakes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Achieved proposed outcomes

Project Manager
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Hanks
Organization Name
Lakeland Public Television
Street Address
113 Grant Ave NE
City
Bemidji
State
Minnesota
Phone
2183333026
Email
jhanks@lptv.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555