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Creativity in Nature: Youth Craft Camp
Instructors:
Sarah Nassif
Have you ever wondered about the trees that grow in Minnesota? What makes them different across the state and special to our region of the country? Explore how to use your curiosity and five senses as tools to begin learning how to look and appreciate the wide world of trees!…
Mon, Jul 26th, 2021 – Thu, Jul 29th, 2021
9 am-4 pm each day
9 am-4 pm each day
Instructor:
Sarah Nassif
Families at the Forge
Instructors:
Cody Myers
The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike, as hammers pound, sparks fly, and red-hot metal becomes a fire poker, hook, or other tool right before their eyes. Try your hand at the forge in this family class, as kids and adults work together to…
Wed, Jul 7th, 2021
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Mon, Jul 12th, 2021
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Wed, Jul 21st, 2021
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Mon, Jul 26th, 2021
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Wed, Aug 4th, 2021
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Mon, Aug 9th, 2021
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Young Makers Camp
This is a four-day camp for tinkerers, explorers, curious kids- MAKERS! Spend each day learning new skills as you try out folk school crafts like woodworking, building, carving, baking, and more. You’ll get to taste what makes learning at North House special as you explore the handcrafts of daily life.…
Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 – Thu, Aug 5th, 2021
9 am-4 pm each day

Youth Craft Camp: Wood, Fiber, Water
This week of Craft Camp will focus on Gitchee Gami, the “Big Lake”, and the ways in which people over time have used small boats for work and play in the Grand Marais harbor. We will learn and practice various wood and fiber skills (such as knife carving, the use…
Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 – Fri, Aug 13th, 2021
9 am-4 pm each day
9 am-4 pm each day

Youth Sailing Camp
Instructors:
Matthew Ecklund
Learn the basics of sailing onboard the traditionally-rigged schooner Hjørdis. This four-day camp will cover a variety of hands-on, practical sailing skills as well as boat terminology, knotwork, and line-handling. Hoist sails, steer the ship, and picnic “on the hook”; participants will surely walk away on a brand new pair…
Mon, Jul 26th, 2021 – Thu, Jul 29th, 2021
9 am-4 pm each day
9 am-4 pm each day
Instructor:
Matthew Ecklund
Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 – Thu, Aug 5th, 2021
9 am-4 pm each day
9 am-4 pm each day
Instructor:
Matthew Ecklund