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Summer camp in Minnesota has kids learning craft of blacksmithing

By Doug Doyle
Published September 2, 2023 at 10:57 AM EDT
Boy attends to coal burning forge in background while another camper works on his project at an anvil.
Jon Kalish
Boy attends to coal burning forge in background while another camper works on his project at an anvil.

Last week we introduced you to the North House Folk School in Minnesota where a variety of arts and crafts are taught. This week WBGO’s Jon Kalish returns with a story about a week-long summer camp where kids are taught blacksmithing.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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