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WINTERER'S
GATHERING
Nov 21-24, 2013
Planning is underway--Stay up to date by signing up for our
e-news here:
http://www.northhouse.org/enewsletter.htm
Check out our 2012 WG Photo Album
LOOKING BACK AT 2012

Photo by Seth Kantner
Check out the film that students in George Desort's
documentary
filmmaking class created about the event in 2011 here
WINTERER'S GATHERING
& ARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL
November 15-18, 2012
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
2012 are in place and so are our featured speakers.
See a clip about
the event on WDIO's The Playlist here:
http://youtu.be/e0a48wOvWHU
2012 Featured
Speaker
Welcoming
Seth Kantner, Alaskan author of
Ordinary Wolves
and
Shopping for Porcupine.
Seth will give the featured presentation Saturday night at 7:30 pm,
and will teach two courses: one on writing and one on photography.
Read
more about Seth here: http://sethkantner.com/
2012 Featured Instructor
David Cronenwett, a professional naturalist, survival instructor
and writer, has taught wilderness survival and bushcraft for many
institutions around Montana, including the University of Montana,
Carroll College, The Nature Conservancy, Helena National Forest and
many others. He has worked as a consultant for the Discovery
Channel's "Dual Survival" program and has appeared in Field &
Stream, Experience Life and several other outdoor publications. See
his course offerings
here and
here.
Event Highlights
Great Gear & Ski Swap - International Arctic Films
Winter Tent Camping - Snowshoe Shuffle Dance
Deep Freeze Chili Feed - Winter Skills Seminars
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
2012 course calendar.
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Crooked Knife: Craft Your Own - Nov 14-15
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Footwear For the Camp: Moccasin Making - Nov 15-16
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Traveling by Pencil with Alaskan author Seth Kantner - Nov
15-16
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Staying Alive in the Woods: Intro to Wilderness Survival -
Nov 16
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Sew a Bag: Sailor's Ditty or Sailcloth - Nov 16-17
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Carry Your Fuel: Craft a Steambent Firewood Carrier - Nov
16-17
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Carving the Cree Hunter's Shovel - Nov 16-18
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Photography with Seth Kantner - Nov 17
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Northern Bushcraft: In the Field - Nov 18-19
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