Armchairs and Ultramarine Blue
Inspired by the electric blues of Sweden, Lauren Newby set out to mix the perfect ultramarine for her Windsor armchair, using a combination of milk paint and raw earth pigments.
May First Fridays: Steam Machine
On Friday, May 1, join us for a free concert with Steam Machine, 7pm in the Blue Building! Enjoy old-time, foot-stomping bluegrass. Arrive at 5:30pm for Dinner on a Stick.
Birding and Botanizing May 2026
The northwoods change so quickly in the spring. This May, spend a morning outside Birding and Botanizing with naturalists Joe Walewski and Joe Lutz!
Reflections on the 2026 Instructor Retreat
The 2026 Instructor Retreat brought together over 90 instructors from around the country. Program Director Jessa Frost reflects on the time together, and on craft's power to nurture our wellbeing.
Meet our Hide Week 2026 Featured Guest Instructors!
Hide Week returns May 12-18, and North House is excited to welcome an incredibly talented group of guest instructors! Read on to learn more about them and what they're teaching during their stay.
First Fridays April 2026
First Fridays community events continue this spring! Join us for a pizza bake potluck on Friday, April 3 at 6pm. Free and open to all. We hope to see you there!
Summer Photography Workshop
Registration is open for our summer photography workshop, led by editorial photographer Layne Kennedy! Explore and capture the scenic shores of Lake Superior, July 15-19.
Dark Pigs and House Dragons
Have you met the mythical House Dragon? How about the Pig of Darkness? Read on to discover the roots behind these whimsical creatures Jake Fee is carving.
Youth Camps 2026
Summer youth camps are open for registration! Spend a week at our lakeside campus exploring new skills and making new friends! Learn more and find all camps here.
Inez Attemark's spinning wheel
The tools we use bear our stories. In this blog post, Mathilde Yakymets-Lind writes about a well-loved spinning wheel they saw in Sweden and shares the story of Inez Attemark and her relationship with this wheel.