Thank you to all who attended this year's event!
Mark your calendars for next year, Nov 15-18, 2012

Check out the film that students in George Desort's documentary
filmmaking class created about the event here

WINTERER'S  GATHERING X
&  ARCTIC  FILM  FESTIVAL

November 17-20, 2011

Celebrate the crafts, customs, landscape, history and stories of winter travel
and traditional life ways in the North. Coursework, workshops, a winter tent camp, gear swap, community dancing, evening films, featured speakers and more. 
Initial courses for 2011 are in place and so are our featured speakers. 
Follow the links below to learn more about our 2011 plans.

2011 Featured Speakers
Every year North House welcomes featured speakers to campus to
help us celebrate the North.  This year, the rich story of the
wolves and moose of Isle Royale will be featured.  Our speakers
will also both host mini-workshops during the weekend (see course links below!).

Rolf Peterson - Biologist & Isle Royale Researcher
George Desort - Filmmaker, producer of "Fortunate Wilderness"

Event Highlights
Great Gear & Ski Swap - International Arctic Films
Winter Tent Camping - Snowshoe Shuffle Dance
Deep Freeze Chili Feed - Winter Skills Seminars
Download Complete Event Program & Schedule Here

Featured Event Course Offerings
Every year, an abundance of hands-on courses are featured during WG.  Enrollment is always strong - highlights are included below.  More courses will be added in the coming months. To review all of the courses in Calendar Format visit the November 2011 course calendar. 

            
             Nov 11-13 / Moosehide           Nov 11-13 / Anorak:                 Nov 12-13 / Herbal
                   Canvas Mukluks                      Sew Your Own                     Healthcare for Winter

                
               Nov 14-17 / Yurt Bldg:             Nov 16-18 / Working               Nov 18 / The Craft
              Design & Construction           in Horn, Bone & Antler                 of Film Making

                
               Nov 18-20 / Snowshoe             Nov 18 / Ask the Ice           Nov 18-20 / Preparing &
           Construction: Build Your Own    with Garrett Conover        Preserving Healthful Meats

             
              Nov 18-20 / Making the        Nov 19-20 / Inuit-Style    Nov 19 / Winter Provisioning
                  Cree Hunter's Shovel                Snow Goggles                     with Garrett Conover

                
                 Nov 19 / Winter Travel       Nov 19 / Wolves & Other       Nov 19 / Cooking w/ the
             Seminar w/ Garrett Conover     Canids (With Rolf!)                Seasons w/ Chez Jude

                
               Nov 19-20 / In the Field:           Nov 19-20 / Sewing          Nov 19 / Winter Survival
          Overnight w/ Garrett Conover          a Sailcloth Bag                   for the Whole Family