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Currently Scheduled Courses
Great Lakes Maritime Workshop
Instructors:
Tom Kastle
Join Tom Kastle for a look at the maritime history of the Great Lakes through songs and stories…
Sat, Jun 21st, 2025
10am-noon
10am-noon
Instructor:
Tom Kastle
Hand-Crafted Brooms: An Introduction
Instructors:
Marybeth Garmoe
Experience traditional broom making from start to finish. Students will explore design and…
Fri, Oct 24th, 2025 – Sun, Oct 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Hand-Sewing Slöjd
Instructors:
Tasha Miller Griffith
The idea of slöjd—using natural materials, simple tools, and your innate creativity to…
Thu, Jun 26th, 2025 – Sun, Jun 29th, 2025
Day 1: 4-6pm; Days 2-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-3pm
Day 1: 4-6pm; Days 2-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-3pm
Instructor:
Tasha Miller Griffith
Hand-Stitched Leather Travel Accessories & Gifts
Instructors:
Candace LaCosse
Two things that many of us can expect during the holidays are traveling and gifting! In this class,…
Sat, Dec 6th, 2025 – Sun, Dec 7th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Candace LaCosse
Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
The three-strand braided wool rug is reminiscent of an era when rag rugs were considered an…
Fri, Oct 24th, 2025 – Sun, Oct 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Handmade Whisk Brooms
Instructors:
Marybeth Garmoe
One whisk broom is never enough! Great for cleaning off car seats or workbenches, whisking dirt out…
Fri, Jul 25th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Sat, Jul 26th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Handspinning Yarn: Unraveling Woolen and Worsted Textures
Instructors:
Riley Kleve
Making your own yarn opens the door to a whole world of textural possibilities: smooth durable sock…
Fri, Jul 11th, 2025 – Sun, Jul 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Riley Kleve
Handwoven Pillow
Instructors:
Christine Novotny
Throw pillows are an excellent way to use handwoven fabric as an applied textile! In the first two…
Thu, Nov 6th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Christine Novotny
Handwoven Wool Tote Bag
Instructors:
Erin Endsley
Design, weave, and sew your own custom wool tote bag, perfect for all of your North Woods…
Thu, Nov 13th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Erin Endsley
Hardcover Codex Bookbinding
Instructors:
Maeve Gathje
Hand-bound hardcover books are not only functional and beautiful, but they hold a certain…
Fri, Jul 18th, 2025 – Sun, Jul 20th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Maeve Gathje
Healing Fire Leading to Cultural Revitalization
Join Ferin Davis Anderson (Ojibwe) and Hope Flanagan (Seneca) to learn about fire as an ecological…
Sun, Jun 1st, 2025
9am-noon
9am-noon
Herbal Foods and Drinks
Instructors:
Monarda Thrasher
Food is Medicine. This is a simple mantra that can inspire how and what you choose to eat and drink.…
Thu, Aug 7th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 8th, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Monarda Thrasher