Rare Ojibwe woven mats relocated from Isle Royale to Grand Portage in NE Minnesota

The mats are about 100 years old, and fragile. To make the 60-mile journey safely across rough water, four of them were rolled around large tubes, wrapped in muslin fabric, and covered in plastic to protect them on the 22-foot Park Service boat.
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