n a small, half-moon Quonset hut built on an old farm in Winsted, Minnesota is a man who builds wooden boats, one at a time, twice a year. The Quonset dweller’s name is Kevin Fitzke and his current creation goes by the name Miss Moonshine. Fitzke and Miss Moonshine have something in common: they don’t quite belong to the present. While they enjoy many of the comforts that exist in the 21st century, like modern tools and design programs, their hearts (if a boat had one, and some might argue they do) belong to yesteryear. That is, a decade dedicated to pushing the limits of engineering, music, entrepreneurship and freedom—namely the right to have a good time, even if that meant
Bootlegged Boatbuilding
Mar 19, 2024
4 minutes
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