This summer we will be building dugout canoes (haabjas in Estonian) at Tipu Nature School. We have scheduled three workshops: 27.-28. of May 30. of June– 01. of July 03.-04. of August If you are intersted to join one of these dates, or want to learn about boat building some other day, or want to take Read More …
A dugout canoe seminar was organized to celebrate 20 years of Soomaa national park as well as 20 years of ecotourism movement in Estonia. Dugout canoe building and using tradition is a living culture in the villages of Soomaa.
Here is an Aspen tree that we cut today for a boat building. Dugout canoes made of bi9g aspen logs are tradional boats for villages of Soomaa. We are going to build on this summer in Karuskose.
Traditional dugout canoes of Soomaa (called “haabjas” in estonian) are attending couple of maritime festivals in July. On the second weekend “Sea Fest” will take place on Kihnu island. Week later Tallinna Maritime Days are celebrated in the Capital of Estonia. Come and meet us, and try how it is to paddle a dugout canoe! Read More …