Minnesota Timber Framer Helping To Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

By Ian Lee, CBS Minnesota:

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — A carpenter from Minnesota is using his woodworking skills to help rebuild the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. A devastating fire tore through the roof four years ago.

When flames engulfed Notre Dame in 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to resurrect the iconic cathedral within five years. Four years in, architects are celebrating a huge step toward restoration as they raise the first portion of a massive oak framework in a workshop in western France.

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