Check out the film that students in George Desort's documentary
filmmaking class created about the event 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 2011 are in place and so are our featured speakers. 
Follow the links below to learn more about our 2011 plans.

2012 Featured Speaker
Welcoming Seth Kantner, Alaskan author of Ordinary Wolves and
Shopping for Porcupine. More info on his presentation and course offerings to come. Read more about Seth here: http://sethkantner.com/

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. 

- Bushcooker Trail Stove: Craft Your Own - Nov 16
- Carving Inuit-Style Snow Goggles - Nov-17-18