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2. John O. Johnson - Wikipedia

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   In 1893, he emigrated to America, traveling to White Bear Lake, Minnesota where he lived and worked for a fellow Norwegian, Gus Amundson. In 1896, he started his own boat-building business, Johnson Boat Works, building boats for members of the White Bear Yacht Club. In those days, White Bear Lake was a resort town with hotels, parks, steamboats ...

3. Joe Seliga - Wikipedia

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   Joe Seliga in his Ely, Minnesota, workshop A wood-and-canvas canoe built by Joe Seliga. Joe Seliga (11 April 1911 – 18 December 2005) was a master builder of wood-and-canvas canoes in Ely, Minnesota. Joe Seliga was born to Steve and Anna (Vasko) Seliga in Ely, Minnesota and graduated from Ely Memorial High School.

4. List of boat builders - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of boat builders, for which there is a Wikipedia article. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

5. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox - Wikipedia

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   Babe was built by N. Edward Johnson (1902 - 1999) who owned the Bemidji Boat Factory. In March 2006, the Rotary Club of Bemidji raised $53,000; along with a $68,000 federal grant, the club undertook to repair some damage to the statues. The money was also allocated for use in maintenance, with the majority slated for stabilizing the ground ...

6. Bemidji, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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   Today Bemidji is an important educational, governmental, trade and medical center for north central Minnesota. The wood industry is still a significant part of the local economy, with Georgia-Pacific, Potlatch, and Northwood Panelboard all having waferboard plants in the local area. They use wood species that were once classified as waste trees ...

7. Johnson Boat Works - Wikipedia

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   Johnson Boat Works was a builder and developer of racing sailboats of the scow design in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It was founded in 1896, by John O. Johnson who had emigrated from Norway in 1893. After working with Gus Amundson [who?] for three years, Johnson started his own boat-building business in 1896. His first major success was the ...

8. Legacy of the Lakes Museum - Wikipedia

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   Five rare wooden boats, valued at over US$2 million, were loaned to the museum also in 2016 by Lee Anderson, a private collector. [4] [5] Previously, in 2015, a collector loaned the Heli-Bout, a helicopter and boat hybrid. [6] An indoor event center, the BoatHouse, was constructed in 2018. [2]

9. List of the largest shipbuilding companies - Wikipedia

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   Rank Company name Primary Industry 2016 Revenue (USD billion) 2015 Revenue (USD billion) 2010 Revenue (USD billion) 2009 Revenue (USD billion) 2008 Revenue (USD billion) ...