With Dugout to UNESCO

The wetland Soomaa National Park is the only place in Estonia and in the whole Europe where dugout canoes are crafted still. The tradition and skills to create a boat from one log was nearly interrupted when old masters passed away. Fortunately, the young local man Aivar Ruukel decided to awake the craft of ancestors. In 25 years of hard work, Aivar and his friends dug dozens of canoes and finally, the tradition was highly recognized by UNESCO as a masterpiece of intangible heritage of mankind.