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100 Candles for Sätergläntan

Posted May 23, 2023

This June, a delegation from Sweden's Sätergläntan Institute for Slöjd and Handcraft is visiting North House to celebrate 100 years of craft. Meet them at the 2023 Wooden Boat Show!

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Boats-to-Tools Auction

Posted May 18, 2023

Do you have craft tools, equipment, or a forgotten canoe you no longer use? Give them new life in the 2023 Boats-to-Tools Auction

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More From the Road: Scandinavia Update #2

Posted May 18, 2023
by Laura Brown

Laura Brown's adventures through Scandinavia continue, complete with new sights, new friends, and a new travel quilt.

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Sail Lake Superior this Summer

Posted May 12, 2023

Hoist the sails—Hjørdis rides return on June 1! Bookings for June sails are now open

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Exploring Norway

Posted May 11, 2023
by Nate White

In this blog post, Resident Artisan Nate White shares about the first part of his travels through Scandinavia, including feeling awe while exploring Norway's stave churches and the Norwegian Folk Museum. 

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Wish You Were Here! Scandinavia Update

Posted May 5, 2023
by Laura Brown

Each year, Resident Artisans in their final year of ADP travel to Scandinavia and other Nordic countries to learn more about craft. In this post, Laura Brown writes about the first week of her adventures abroad. 

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Nate White on "Centered Woodworking"

Posted May 3, 2023

Read Nate's latest update in Northern Wilds on learning from mentors that mindfulness might be one of the most essential tools for working with wood.

Display Your Boat at the 2023 Wooden Boat Show!

Posted May 1, 2023

Registration for the Boat Display at the 2023 Wooden Boat Show is now open!

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Lars Mørch at North House Folk School

Posted April 27, 2023

Lars Mørch is a Danish blacksmith specializing in Viking-era toolmaking. He recently taught at North House during his first visit to the US. 

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John Manthei visits from The Folk School Fairbanks

Posted April 25, 2023

A special part about life at North House is getting to host instructors from all over the globe, and witnessing the connections that form between craftspeople from near and far.

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