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Winterers' Gathering is happening November 21-23! Join us for a weekend of celebration, hands-on craft, presentations, and the Arctic Film Festival. Free and open to all. 

Meet Professor Paul Bierman, our featured speaker at Winterers' Gathering! Join Dr. Bierman Saturday, November 22 for the presentation Greenland's Value Is Its Ice, 7pm in the Red Building. 

The Great Gear and Ski Sale is happening November 22 at Winterers' Gathering! Sell gear you no longer need and find great bargains for the upcoming season. Learn more and find a gear registration form here. 

From the North House community, a farewell and heartfelt thank you to the 2025 intern crew!

The 2025 Arctic Film Festival lineup is here! Join us November 21-23 for over a dozen films that share some of the incredible stories of the North. 

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Featured Events & Activities

Winterers' Gathering & Arctic Film Festival

Winterers' Gathering & Arctic Film Festival

November 21-23, 2025

Winter is the longest and most defining season in the North. Celebrate the crafts, customs, history, and stories that have been inspired by winter at the Winterers' Gathering & Arctic Film Festival. Featuring winter-centric coursework, a winter tent camp, gear sale, film festival, and more, this is a classic event to welcome the chilliest season. 

  • Arctic Film Festival
  • On-campus courses
  • Chili Feed, The Great Gear & Ski Sale, Contra Dance
  • Greenland's Value Is Its Ice with Featured Speaker Dr. Paul Bierman
Winter/Spring 2026 Courses Are Here!

Winter/Spring 2026 Courses Are Here!

Registration is Now Open!

Courses for January-June 2026 are now live on our website, and our new digital catalog has arrived! With over 170 new traditional craft courses, it's time to start planning your next visit to the folk school.

January—June 2026 courses are now open for registration! 

Click here to explore our 2026 course calendar, or click the button below to view all courses. 
 

Fiber Week

Fiber Week

February 10-16, 2026

Celebrate the fiber arts on the shores of Lake Superior!

Join us for Fiber Week 2026, special week-long event that celebrates all manner of fiber arts, featuring coursework, speakers, demonstrations, and community gatherings.

Fiber Week courses are open for registration now! Explore knitting, weaving, natural dyes, and more. 

School Store

Our School Store is here to support your craft journey! Find books to keep you inspired, craft kits to engage your hands and mind, handcrafts made by our talented artisan instructors, and much more. 

Our physical store is open daily from 9am-5pm, or you can shop online anytime. 

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Request a Catalog

Enjoy the tactile sensation of browsing our newsprint catalog of courses? Request your free copy of the North House Catalog here! And browse the digital edition while you wait!

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Resident Artisan Blog

Read what our resident artisans have been up to!

Meet Lauren Newby – November 13

Meet Lauren Newby! Lauren is a woodworker and one of our new artisans in the Artisan Development Program. In this blog post, Lauren shares her four biggest influences on her craft as an artisan and instructor. 

Meet Josie Cooke – October 23

Meet Josie Cooke! In her first blog post as a Resident Artisan, Josie writes about the Slow Fashion Movement, and her work creating locally sourced, ecologically friendly, and ethically produced textiles.

October 16 – Binding and Unbinding the Enemy
October 14 – Meet Jake Fee
July 03 – Harvesting Hickory Down South
April 17 – Making Handplanes with Björn Svantesson
April 01 – Vernacular Habitation of Dalarna