SPECIAL EVENTS

Special events have become a hallmark of the North House Folk School experience, often including presentations, music, food, films, dances and an eclectic gathering of community.  A number of other Grand Marais events also take place in our neighborhood, marking specific seasonal celebrations.   

North House Annual Events and Thematic Weekends

Unplugged - The Northern Harvest
Sept 24-26, 2010
fourth weekend of September

Winterer's Gathering and Arctic Film Festival
Nov 18-21, 2010
third weekend of November

NORTHERN FIBER RETREAT - 2011
Feb 17-21, 2011 - Dates and Details TBA

Traditional Music Weekend - 2011
March 4-6 2011 - Dates and Details TBA

SERVICE LEARNING & VOLUNTEER WEEKEND - 2011
April 21-24, 2011 - Dates and Details TBA

Sustainability  FOODS  Symposium
May 5-8, 2011 - Dates and Details TBA

Boreal Birding & Northern Landscape Festival
June 2-5, 2011
first weekend of June

Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival
June 17-19, 2011
third weekend of June

Other Intriguing Special Events Hosted
in Grand Marais/Cook County

Visit the GrandMarais.Com Events Page

Grand Marais Arts Festival
Friday-Sunday, July 10-11, 2010
Grand Marais Art Colony

North Shore Dragon Boat Festival 
Friday-Sunday, July 30-Aug 1, 2010
www.northshoredragonboat.com

Grand Marais Fisherman's Picnic
Thursday-Sunday, August 6-8, 2010
Hosted by Grand Marais Lions

Grand Portage Pow Wow and Rendezvous
Friday-Sunday, August 13-15, 2010
Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage Pow Wow

Sawtooth Challenge Mountain Bike Race & Trail Run
August 2010
 www.SawtoothChallenge.com

Crossing Borders Studio Tour
Sept 24-Oct 3, 2010
www.crossingbordersstudiotour.com