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Currently Scheduled Courses
Master Naturalist: Northwoods and Great Lakes
North House Folk School is excited to partner with Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and University of…
Fri, May 30th, 2025 – Tue, Jun 3rd, 2025
9am-5pm, with some optional evening sessions
9am-5pm, with some optional evening sessions
Midsommar Herbs: Wild Medicine Workshop
Instructors:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
Explore nature-based green medicines in this intensive botanical class. You'll discover a…
Fri, Aug 1st, 2025 – Sat, Aug 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
Mushroom & Fungi Intro
Instructors:
Michael Karns
Join us on the North Shore and in the Superior National Forest as summer wanes and the seasonal…
Fri, Sep 5th, 2025
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Sat, Sep 6th, 2025
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Sun, Sep 7th, 2025
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Fri, Sep 12th, 2025
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Sat, Sep 13th, 2025
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Mushroom & Fungi: A Closer Look
Instructors:
Michael Karns
If you've scratched the surface of mushroom identification, you probably have realized that…
Sun, Sep 14th, 2025
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…
Sat, Jul 5th, 2025 – Tue, Jul 8th, 2025
Day 1: 4pm-5:30pm, Day 2-3: 9am–5pm, Day 4: 9am-3pm
Day 1: 4pm-5:30pm, Day 2-3: 9am–5pm, Day 4: 9am-3pm
Instructor:
Tasha Miller Griffith
Natural Dyes in the Steam Box
Instructors:
Cheryl Larsen
Dyeing cloth using natural materials is a magical process: add a bit of steam and assorted leaves,…
Fri, Aug 22nd, 2025
9am-4:30pm
9am-4:30pm
Instructor:
Cheryl Larsen
Natural Dyes: Adding Iron
Instructors:
Stefania Isaacson
The wide variety of colors from natural dyes can be greatly augmented by adding an iron…
Sat, Jul 19th, 2025 – Sun, Jul 20th, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Stefania Isaacson
Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame
Instructors:
Jo Wood
Combine bead embroidery and needle felting to create a unique landscape “painting” in…
Nordic Designs in Boundweave
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
This class teaches students how to create folk-art-style designs using 4 shafts on the floor…
Fri, Sep 26th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 28th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Nordic Herbals
Instructors:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
Healing traditions, like all crafts, reflect the landscape and stories of the people who create…
Sat, Nov 1st, 2025 – Sun, Nov 2nd, 2025
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…
Tue, Jun 17th, 2025 – Thu, Jun 19th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Northwoods Nature Through the Lens
Instructors:
Bryan Hansel
Due to an instructor change, this class has an updated description and revised dates. …
Fri, May 30th, 2025 – Sat, May 31st, 2025
Day 1: 3-5pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm
Day 1: 3-5pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm
Instructor:
Bryan Hansel
Nuno Felted Capelet Pullover
Instructors:
Elise Kyllo
There is something incredibly enticing about the process of combining silk and wool to create a…
Sat, Dec 13th, 2025 – Sun, Dec 14th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm
Instructor:
Elise Kyllo
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…
Thu, Nov 13th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Roger Abrahamson
Old-School Inks
Instructors:
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen
Many cultures around the world have independently created ink from various formulas. The…
Sat, Sep 27th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen