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Currently Scheduled Courses
Craft Exploration Camp for Adults
If there’s one thing that all North House students have in common, it’s curiosity: how…
Mon, Aug 18th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 22nd, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Craft Exploration Camp for Families
Make this year's North Shore vacation unforgettable: join us for family craft camp! Curious kids…
Mon, Aug 18th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 22nd, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Daffodils, Sweet Grass, and Iris: Baskets from the Garden
Instructors:
Paula Sundet Wolf
Step into the exciting world of patterns and textures in coiled baskets. Using a variety of grasses…
Mon, Sep 22nd, 2025 – Tue, Sep 23rd, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Paula Sundet Wolf
Damascus Rings: Jewelry from the Blacksmith Shop
Instructors:
Robert Burns
Combining blacksmithing and jewelry-making, this course offers an opportunity for beginning and…
Mon, Aug 25th, 2025 – Thu, Aug 28th, 2025
9am-5pm daily
9am-5pm daily
Instructor:
Robert Burns
Designing Scandinavian Style Mittens
Instructors:
Diane Thomson
Scandinavian style mittens are some of the most iconic mittens today. The styles vary, as do the…
Fri, Sep 5th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 7th, 2025
Day 1: 4-7pm; Day 2: 9am-4pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Day 1: 4-7pm; Day 2: 9am-4pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Diane Thomson
Dried Flower Wreaths
Instructors:
Jenny Monfore
Learn how to make beautiful, sustainable dried wreaths using farm-grown flowers! We’ll start…
Thu, Sep 18th, 2025
9am-noon
9am-noon
Instructor:
Jenny Monfore
Dye Like a Viking
Instructors:
Theresa Hornstein
The media often portray Viking era textiles as dull brown and grays, but archeological evidence…
Sat, Aug 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Theresa Hornstein
Elemental Salt: A Culinary Exploration
Instructors:
Lisa Golden Schroeder
The long history of salt tells the story of its importance to our survival. From being an essential…
Sat, Sep 27th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 28th, 2025
Day 1: 9am-4pm, Day 2: 9am-1pm
Day 1: 9am-4pm, Day 2: 9am-1pm
Instructor:
Lisa Golden Schroeder
Mon, Sep 29th, 2025 – Tue, Sep 30th, 2025
Day 1: 9am-4pm, Day 2: 9am-1pm
Day 1: 9am-4pm, Day 2: 9am-1pm
Instructor:
Lisa Golden Schroeder
End Grain Turning: Cups & Bowls on the Lathe
Instructors:
Jarrod Dahl
In the recent past, drinking and eating from wooden cups and bowls was quite commonplace in places…
Fri, Nov 7th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jarrod Dahl
Everyday Slöjd- A Firewood Carrier Made From Firewood
Instructors:
Paul Linden
Make a sweet little firewood/kindling carrier from three pieces of firewood, straight from the…
Sat, Nov 22nd, 2025 – Sun, Nov 23rd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Paul Linden
Exploring the Knitting Traditions of Newfoundland
Instructors:
Diane Thomson
Newfoundland is an island that is situated off the northeastern coast of Canada. On its…
Fri, Dec 5th, 2025 – Sun, Dec 7th, 2025
Day 1: 1-5pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Day 1: 1-5pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Diane Thomson
Exploring Woven Structures
Instructors:
Kristina Nichols
If you have ever wanted to explore woven structures beyond plain weave and twill, this is the…
Wed, Aug 13th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 15th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Kristina Nichols
Fall Fly Fishing Tactics for Brook Trout and Splake
Fly fishing for brook trout and splake is almost cult-like in the North Country. As the leaves turn…
Thu, Oct 2nd, 2025 – Sun, Oct 5th, 2025
Day 1: 9am-5pm; Days 2 and 3: 10am-4pm and 6:30pm-9pm; Day 4: 9am-1pm
Day 1: 9am-5pm; Days 2 and 3: 10am-4pm and 6:30pm-9pm; Day 4: 9am-1pm
Fall Tarts for Kids
Instructors:
Kirsten Wisniewski
Get into fall baking with a class all about fall tarts! We’ll capture the flavors of the…
Sat, Oct 18th, 2025
2-5pm
2-5pm
Instructor:
Kirsten Wisniewski
Families at the Forge
Instructors:
Cody Myers
The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—hammers pound,…
Thu, Oct 16th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Fri, Oct 17th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Sat, Oct 18th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers