North House Folk School - Courses, Classes, Workshops

Courses for Families

Want to take a course as a family? Children can enroll in the courses below as long as they're enrolled along with an adult. Required ages vary, and typically the child's tuition rate is 75% of the adult tuition rate. See individual course descriptions for more information.

Don't miss out on our Family Weekend in October!

Basketry

Basswood Bark--Twining & Weaving (1 day)
John Zasada
Age with adult: 10+

Birch Bark Weaving: Bracelets & Other Small Projects

Birch Bark Weaving: Bracelets & Other Small Projects (1 day)
John Zasada
Age with adult: 10+

Etched Birch Bark Basketry

Etched Birch Bark Basketry (2 1/2 days)
Jarrod StoneDahl
Age with adult: 14+

Hanging Birch Bark Baskets: Basketry for Families

Hanging Birch Bark Baskets: Basketry for Families (1 day)
Kurt Mead
Age with adult: 10+

Blacksmithing & Tool Making

Hand-Forged Chest Hardware (3 days)
Tom Latané
Age with adult: 14+

Knifemaking: Crafting the Norwegian Tollekniv

Knifemaking: Crafting the Norwegian Tollekniv (5 days)
Gene Tokheim
Age with adult: 10+

Toolmaking for Woodworkers and Others

Toolmaking for Woodworkers and Others (3 days)
Paul Linden
Age with adult: 12+

Boatbuilding

Birch Bark Canoe Building Intensive

Birch Bark Canoe Building Intensive (2 days)
Erik Simula
Age with adult: 10+

Cedar-Strip Boatbuilding: Build Your Own Canoe or Kayak

Cedar-Strip Boatbuilding: Build Your Own Canoe or Kayak (11 days)
Ken Koscik
Age with adult: 14+

Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle

Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle (2 days)
Mike Schelmeske
Age with adult: 12+

Wood-Canvas Canoe: Build Your Own

Wood-Canvas Canoe: Build Your Own (14 days)
Jeanne Bourquin
Age with adult: 14+

Clothing & Jewelry

Beginning Millinery & Haberdashery: The Blocked Felt Hat

Beginning Millinery & Haberdashery: The Blocked Felt Hat (2 days)
Emily Moe
Age with adult: 13+

Knitting Socks: The Essential Craft

Knitting Socks: The Essential Craft (1 day)
Kate Hartman, Allen Holzhueter
Age with adult: 10+

Moccasin-Making & Bead Embroidery in the Aniishiinaabe-Style

Moccasin-Making & Bead Embroidery in the Aniishiinaabe-Style (3 days)
Marcie McIntire
Age with adult: 9+

North Shore Pebble Jewelry

North Shore Pebble Jewelry (3 days)
Molly Sharp
Age with adult: 13+

Fiber Arts

Fabric Strip Table Runner: Learn to Weave on a Frame Loom

Fabric Strip Table Runner: Learn to Weave on a Frame Loom (3 days)
Traudi Bestler
Age with adult: 16+

Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug

Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug (3 days)
Traudi Bestler
Age with adult: 14+

Nuno Felting: Scarves & Wraps

Nuno Felting: Scarves & Wraps (1 1/2 days)
Elise Kyllo
Age with adult: 12+

Old-Fashioned Rug Hooking

Old-Fashioned Rug Hooking (3 days)
Carol Dunn
Age with adult: 12+

Spinning Fibers On A Wheel

Spinning Fibers On A Wheel (2 days)
Allen Holzhueter
Age with adult: 12+

Wool: The Full Experience

Wool: The Full Experience (3 days)
Elise Kyllo, Mary Reichert, Karen Rognsvoog
Age with adult: 12+

Wooly Birds: Intro To Felting

Wooly Birds: Intro To Felting (1/2 day)
Elise Kyllo
Age with adult: 10+

Wooly Critters: Introduction to Felting

Wooly Critters: Introduction to Felting (1/2 day)
Elise Kyllo
Age with adult: 10+

Foods

All Ground Up: Sausage Making

All Ground Up: Sausage Making (2 days)
Craig and Dianne Peterson
Age with adult: 12+

Flatbreads Bakery: From the Wood-Fired Hearth

Flatbreads Bakery: From the Wood-Fired Hearth (1 day)
Amy James
Age with adult: 10+

Getting Pickled: The Fine Art of Canning Dill Pickles

Getting Pickled: The Fine Art of Canning Dill Pickles (1/2 day)
Dan Seemon
Age with adult: 10+

In A Pickle: Classics, Dillies, and Sweets

New! In A Pickle: Classics, Dillies, and Sweets (1/2 day)
Jodi Belluz
Age with adult: 12+

Jams, Jellies & More: Making the Most of Berries

Jams, Jellies & More: Making the Most of Berries (1 day)
Jodi Belluz
Age with adult: 9+

Rustic Breads for the Brick Oven

Rustic Breads for the Brick Oven (1 1/2 days)
Derek Lucchese
Age with adult: 16+

Sausages for the Summer Grill

Sausages for the Summer Grill (1 day)
Craig and Dianne Peterson
Age with adult: 10+

Swedish Potato Sausage Making

Swedish Potato Sausage Making (1/2 day)
Craig and Dianne Peterson
Age with adult: 10+

Traditional Harvest of Wild Rice

Traditional Harvest of Wild Rice (3 days)
Erik Simula
Age with adult: 14+

Wild Rice Winnowing Tray: Craft Your Own

Wild Rice Winnowing Tray: Craft Your Own (1 day)
Erik Simula
Age with adult: 14+

Wild Ricing Push Pole: Craft Your Own (1 day)
Erik Simula
Age with adult: 10+

Knitting

Help Yourself To Knitting: Beginning Knitting Class

Help Yourself To Knitting: Beginning Knitting Class (2 days)
Kate Hartman
Age with adult: 10+

Northern Ecology

Birding By Ear (1 day)
Ann Russ
Age with adult: 14+

Boreal Birding Workshop

Boreal Birding Workshop (2 days)
Bob Janssen
Age with adult: 14+

Geology of Minnesota's Arrowhead: 2.5 Billion Years & Counting

Geology of Minnesota's Arrowhead: 2.5 Billion Years & Counting (3 1/2 days)
Jim Miller
Age with adult: 10+

North Shore Fall Migration (with Bob!)

North Shore Fall Migration (with Bob!) (2 days)
Bob Janssen
Age with adult: 14+

North Shore/Boreal Forest Birding

North Shore/Boreal Forest Birding (2 days)
Dave Bartkey, John Hockema
Age with adult: 12+

What's This Rock? Unraveling the Geologic Story of Minnesota's North Shore

What's This Rock? Unraveling the Geologic Story of Minnesota's North Shore (2 1/2 days)
Jim Miller
Age with adult: 10+

Wildflowers & Plants of Early Summer

Wildflowers & Plants of Early Summer (2 days)
Jim Gilbert
Age with adult: 12+

Outdoor Skills & Travel

Bows and Arrows: Crafting a Traditional Longbow and Arrow Making

Bows and Arrows: Crafting a Traditional Longbow and Arrow Making (3 days)
Rick Yonker
Age with adult: 12+

Firestarting & Cordage: Primitive Skills Workshop

Firestarting & Cordage: Primitive Skills Workshop (1/2 day)
Mike McCall
Age with adult: 8+

Fly Casting Workshop

Fly Casting Workshop (1 day)
David Asproth, Reuben Swenson
Age with adult: 14+

Fly Fishing The North Shore

Fly Fishing The North Shore (4 days)
David Asproth, Mike Hero, Reuben Swenson
Age with adult: 12+

Ropework: Knot Tying Workshop

Ropework: Knot Tying Workshop (1 day)
Ted Gephart
Age with adult: 8+

Snowshoe Construction: Build Your Own

Snowshoe Construction: Build Your Own (3 days)
John Beltman
Age with adult: 14+

Sustainable Harvest of Birch Bark: Gather Your Own (2 days)
Erik Simula
Age with adult: 10+

Wilderness Skills (3 days)
Erik Simula
Age with adult: 10+

Painting & Photography

Rosemaling: Shaded Telemark & Scene Painting

Rosemaling: Shaded Telemark & Scene Painting (3 days)
Kim Garrett, Mary Schliep
Age with adult: 12+

Rosemaling: Shaded Telemark Style & Traditions

Rosemaling: Shaded Telemark Style & Traditions (3 days)
Mary Schliep
Age with adult: 15+

Rosemaling: Valdres-Style

Rosemaling: Valdres-Style (3 days)
Kim Garrett, Mary Schliep
Age with adult: 15+

Wildflower Photography

Wildflower Photography (1 1/2 days)
Bryan Hansel
Age with adult: 10+

Sailing

Lake Superior Coastal Navigation: Traditional and Electronic Methods

Lake Superior Coastal Navigation: Traditional and Electronic Methods (1 day)
Ted Gephart
Age with adult: 12+

Sail Training Trip: Grand Marais to Knife River (via the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore)

Sail Training Trip: Grand Marais to Knife River (via the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore) (5 days)
Mark & Katya Gordon
Age with adult: 13+ at full price

Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation

Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation (10 days)
Mark & Katya Gordon
Age with adult: 13+ at full price

Shelter

Dovetail Log Cabin: Builder's Workshop

Dovetail Log Cabin: Builder's Workshop (4 days)
Lonnie Dupre
Age with adult: 16+

Sustainable Living

Herbal Healthcare for Winter

Herbal Healthcare for Winter (2 days)
Gigi Stafne
Age with adult: 14+

Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine, Self Care to Community

Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine, Self Care to Community (3 days)
Gigi Stafne
Age with adult: 14+

Natural Botanicals: Wild Medicine Workshop

Natural Botanicals: Wild Medicine Workshop (2 days)
Gigi Stafne
Age with adult: 14+

Traditional Crafts

Raku Pottery Experience

Raku Pottery Experience (1 day)
Kristi Downing
Age with adult: 15+

Woodcarving

Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze and Gouge

Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze and Gouge (3 days)
Jon Strom
Age with adult: 16+

Carving The Voyageur Style Drinking Cup: The Traditional Noggin

Carving The Voyageur Style Drinking Cup: The Traditional Noggin (2 days)
Jon Strom
Age with adult: 14+

Cut-out Relief Carving: Scandinavian Themes (3 days)
Bruce Futterer
Age with adult: 14+

Just a Spoonful: Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions

Just a Spoonful: Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions (3 days)
Fred Livesay
Age with adult: 12+

Kolrosing: Decorative Line Carving

Kolrosing: Decorative Line Carving (1 day)
Judy Ritger
Age with adult: 12+

Relief Carving: An Introduction

Relief Carving: An Introduction (3 days)
Cecilia Schiller
Age with adult: 12+

Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Carving: Continuation

Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Carving: Continuation (3 days)
Harley Refsal
Age with adult: 12+

Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Figure Carving (3 days)
Harley Refsal
Age with adult: 12+

Timber Carving: Classic Posts for the Northern Home

Timber Carving: Classic Posts for the Northern Home (3 days)
Jock Holmen
Age with adult: 15+

Woodworking & Furniture Craft

Adirondack Chair Building

Adirondack Chair Building (2 1/2 days)
Randy Schnobrich
Age with adult: 14+

Shaker Box Tradition: Make A Stacking Set

Shaker Box Tradition: Make A Stacking Set (2 days)
Bob Ristow
Age with adult: 12+

Shaker-Style Carriers: Further Exploration

Shaker-Style Carriers: Further Exploration (1 day)
Bob Ristow
Age with adult: 12+

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