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Makers Camp: Puppet Edition
Get ready for a week of creativity, imagination, and outdoor adventure! This summer camp brings…
Mon, Aug 24th, 2026 - Fri, Aug 28th, 2026
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Mushroom & Fungi Intro
Instructors:
Michael Karns
Join us on the North Shore and in the Superior National Forest as summer wanes and the seasonal…
Thu, Aug 20th, 2026
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Fri, Aug 21st, 2026
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Thu, Aug 27th, 2026
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Fri, Aug 28th, 2026
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Natural Dyes Above and Beyond
Instructors:
Tasha Miller Griffith
This course will start with a solid foundation in how dyes, mordants, and fibers interact to create…
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Mon, Sep 21st, 2026 - Thu, Sep 24th, 2026Day 1: 4pm-5:30pm, Day 2-3: 9am–5pm, Day 4: 9am-3pm
Instructor:
Tasha Miller Griffith
Natural Wet Felting with Local Wool
Instructors:
Elise Kyllo
Our felting fibers don’t need to come from the mill or the store! It is possible to felt with…
Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame
Instructors:
Jo Wood
Combine needle felting and bead embroidery to create a unique landscape “painting” in…
Nordic Designs in Boundweave
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
Learn to create beautiful, folk-art style designs using four shafts on a floor loom. This class will…
Fri, Sep 11th, 2026 - Sun, Sep 13th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Nordic Herbs and Healing Arts
Instructors:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
Healing traditions, like all crafts, reflect the landscape and stories of the people who create…
Sat, Nov 7th, 2026 - Sun, Nov 8th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
North Shore Cyanotype Folio
In 1842, Anna Atkins used the cyanotype process to make the first book illustrated by photographic…
Fri, Jul 17th, 2026 - Sun, Jul 19th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Norwegian Needlecraft: Taking the 'Hard' out of Hardanger
Instructors:
Lori Zimmerman
In this class, students will experience the practice of hardanger as a traditional Scandinavian…
Sat, Jul 25th, 2026 - Sun, Jul 26th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Lori Zimmerman
Ojibwemowin: Ojibwe Language & Craft Camp
Instructors:
Michael Zimmerman
Boozhoo! This camp is a cool opportunity to explore Ojibwemowin, the language of the Ojibwe people…
Mon, Aug 17th, 2026 - Fri, Aug 21st, 2026
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Michael Zimmerman
Old World Ale Bowls: Pole and Power Lathe Turning
Instructors:
Roger Abrahamson
Learn to turn on both power and pole lathes and explore the historical continuum of bowl turning in…
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Thu, Nov 12th, 2026 - Sun, Nov 15th, 20269am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Roger Abrahamson
Old-School Inks
Instructors:
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen
Many cultures around the world have independently arrived at various formulas for creating ink. The…
Optional Day Fall Fly Fishing Tactics for Brook Trout and Splake
This is an optional day of intensive fly tying and material dyeing instruction open only to students…
Wed, Oct 14th, 2026
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Peak Veggie: Cooking with September's Vegetables
Instructors:
Tricia Cornell
September is peak season for veggie lovers. Tomatoes, corn, eggplant, and peppers are still in the…
Sat, Sep 5th, 2026
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Tricia Cornell