The new film “Mr. Canoe” chronicles the life of Ralph Frese, a world-famous canoe-builder and conservationist who ran Chicago’s last working blacksmith shop.
Ralph Frese
We remember Ralph Frese, who died yesterday at the age of 86. Frese built hundreds of canoes by hand -- including giant ones to cross Lake Michigan. We take another look at Jay Shefsky's profile of the legendary Illinois paddler.