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Isle Royale National Park Delivers Handwoven Mats to Grand Portage National Monument
October 14, 2020 · Source: National Park Service
In September, a significant journey across Lake Superior from Isle Royale to Grand Portage, Minnesota, took place. The cargo? Five culturally significant woven mats (anaakanan) from the Isle Royale National Park museum collection. The mats, four woven from cedar bark and the fifth made of sweetgrass, are now on long term loan to Grand Portage National Monument.
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