Safety axes were Webster Marbles first successful product. ‘Inventing the Outdoors’ is at the Michigan Historical Museum through Sept. 11. Image: WKAR.
Lansing’s Michigan Historical Museum presents the exhibit “Inventing the Outdoors,” which details the story of native son Webster Marble. Marble was a woodsman, inventor and businessman who manufactured a wide range of tools for use in an outdoor setting.
“Inventing the Outdoors” shows how Marble’s ideas allowed for a shift in the public’s view of the forest, from an exploitable set of resources to a landscape that could be enjoyed as recreation.
Peter Whorf speaks with museum executive director Sandra Clark.
This story first appeared on WKAR’s Current State and is republished here with permission.