North House Folk School - Winterer's Gathering

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WINTERER'S GATHERING IX

& ARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL

PLAN AHEAD - November 18-21, 2010

Celebrate the crafts, customs, landscape, history and stories of winter travel and traditional life ways in the North. Coursework, workshops, a winter tent camp, gear swap, community dancing, evening films, featured speakers and more.

Complete details regarding the 2010 event will take shape in the coming months. To catch the flavor of the event, take a look back by downloading the resources listed in the right-hand column.

Featured Programs & Presentations
Friday, Nov 19
Arctic Film Festival Screenings & Winter Skills Seminars
9am through 8:30pm
5pm - Open-Fire Dinner on a Stick and Opening Ceremony
BYO Brats and more
7pm - Snowshoe Shuffle Community Contra Dancing
(7pm family dance - 8pm community)
with Over The Waterfall

Saturday, Nov. 20
Arctic Film Festival Screenings & Winter Skills Seminars
9am through 8:30pm
10:30am Great Gear & Ski Swap
with North Superior Ski and Run Club
6pm - Deep Freeze Chili Feed
Chili and Cornbread and Community
7pm - Featured Speaker and Featured Film

Sunday, Nov. 21
Arctic Film Festival Screenings & Winter Skills Seminars
9am through 3pm

Event Highlights
Great Gear & Ski Swap - International Arctic Films
Winter Tent Camping - Snowshoe Shuffle Dance
Deep Freeze Chili Feed - Winter Skills Seminars

Featured Event Course Offerings
Every year, an abundance of hands-on courses are featured during WG. Enrollment is always strong - highlights are included below. More courses will be added in the coming months. To review all of the courses in Calendar Format visit the November 2010 course calendar.

Starting Nov 15, 16, 17
- Making Moosehide and Canvas Mukluks - 3 days
- Bushcraft: Wilderness Living Skills - 2 days
- Sausage Making: All Ground Up - 2 days