Upcoming Events
Fiber Week
Tue, Feb 11, 2020 - Mon, Feb 17, 2020
It’s the 10th Anniversary of Fiber Week (formerly Northern Fibers Retreat) and we’re celebrating with an entire week of hands-on textile exploration! Choose from a dozen multi-day courses in everything…
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Volunteer and Service Learning Weekend
Fri, Apr 17, 2020 - Sun, Apr 19, 2020
Sunshine, camaraderie, projects, and pizza - what could be better? Mark your calendar for Volunteer and Service Learning Weekend 2020. We'll spend April 17-19 sprucing up campus for the summer…
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Northern Landscapes Festival
Fri, May 29, 2020 - Sun, May 31, 2020
Spring is an explosion of life in the North! Discovering the birds, wildflowers, insects and more of this dynamic and rich northern landscape is the focus of this festival. Participation…
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Wooden Boat Show and Summer Solstice Festival
Fri, Jun 19, 2020 - Sun, Jun 21, 2020
Rows of hand-made and unique watercraft, a boat parade, craft demonstrations, an evening square dance, boat and tool auction, chowder and brats...there’s a bit of everything during our Wooden Boat…
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Unplugged & Birch Bark Bash
Fri, Sep 18, 2020 - Sat, Sep 19, 2020
Celebrate community, music, craft and storytelling along the lakeshore at our classic Fall celebration under the big top tent. Unplugged 2019 has come and gone, and we can't wait until…
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Family Weekend
Thu, Oct 15, 2020 - Mon, Oct 19, 2020
Heading to Grand Marais for the long weekend? Sign up for family fun at North House over our popular Family Weekend. There are over a dozen courses to choose from:…
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Past Events
Winterer's Gathering & Arctic Film Fest
Celebrate the crafts, customs, landscape, history and stories of winter travel and traditional life ways in the North. Featuring winter-centric coursework, a winter tent camp, gear swap, dancing, film festival,…
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Basket Week
Join us for a gathering of basket-makers, both advanced and aspiring! Basketry embodies the soul of traditional craft: simple tools, natural materials and skilled hands result in purposeful, beautiful items.…
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Family Weekend 2019
Thanks for a great Family Weekend! From herbal tea mixing to pollinator palaces, forging to dancing, it was a blast! Family Weekend 2020 will be October 15 - 19, with…
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Unplugged & Birch Bark Bash 2019
Thank you for joining us for Unplugged 2019 — we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Feel free to browse the details for this past event below,…
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Wooden Boat Show and Summer Solstice Festival 2019
These details are for a past event. For the current event, click here! Rows of hand-made and unique watercraft, a boat parade, craft demonstrations, an evening square dance, boat and…
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Northern Landscapes Festival 2019
These details are for a past event. For the current event, click here! Spring is an explosion of life in the North! Discovering the birds, wildflowers, insects and more of…
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Volunteer and Service Learning Weekend 2019
This page is for a past event. See the current event here! Sunshine, camaraderie, projects, and pizza - what could be better? Mark your calendar for Volunteer and Service Learning…
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Wood Week 2019
These details are for a past event. For the current event, click here! Chips, shavings and sawdust: they’ll be on campus in abundance during this annual favorite: Wood Week 2019.…
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Northern Fibers Retreat 2019
These details are for a past event. For the current event, click here! Wool and woodstoves, friends and fibers: it all weaves into a cozy tapestry during the Northern Fiber…
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