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Hjørdis Schooner Captain Opportunity

Posted March 28, 2022

Work alongside North House staff and volunteers to run a collaborative and dynamic program on the “floating classroom.” We’re hiring a Captain to sail Hjørdis on 2-hour excursions departing from the dock at North House.

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Mast Hoop Leathering Community Course

Posted March 24, 2022

Hjordis is out of the water and getting some attention! Take part by helping leather new mast hoops in a free service learning couse April 22–23, part of this year's Volunteer Weekend. (Image credit: Schooner Apollonia - Hudson River Sail Freight).

North House Timber Framing Greenwood Fire Logs

Posted March 24, 2022

North House's Timber Framing classes this summer will work with logs burned in last year's catastrophic North Shore forest fires. Hear the full story from WTIP.

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Wood Week 2022

Posted March 23, 2022

Wood Week with featured Instructor Mary May brought a lifetime of professional carving experience to the brand-new Carver’s Conference along with carving classes galore, and three wonderful webinars.

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"Comfort of Quilting" Article

Posted March 17, 2022
by Laura Brown

Check out Resident Artist Laura Brown's new article in Northern Wilds magazine about being "indoorsy" and how a love of quilting brought her to Grand Marais.

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Weaving Rya

Posted March 10, 2022
by Christine Novotny

In her latest blog post, Resident Artisan Christine Novotny talks about her experience in a recent Rya Weaving course and looks ahead to future weavings. 

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New Courses for '22

Posted February 24, 2022

New Courses have launched for the bulk of 2022, and open for registration Tuesday, March 1. Read on for the full list. Be sure to check you have an active membership for access to early registration day!

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Carving Through Winter

Posted February 23, 2022
by Nathan White

In his latest blog post, North House Resident Artisan Nathan White discusses some new carving work he has explored this winter. 

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Fiber Week 2022 Wrap-up

Posted February 21, 2022

The colorful tapestry of friends and fibers during Fiber Week wove a wondrous story featuring speakers, demonstrations, community gatherings, and coursework from long-time North House instructors as well as new guest artisans.

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Walking, Weaving, and Winter

Posted February 10, 2022
by Laura Brown

In her new blog post, Resident Artisan Laura Brown discusses her first winter in Grand Marais, and all it brings, including some fascinating quilt research,

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