WOODEN BOAT SHOW &
SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
June 22-24, 2012

It's the biggest celebration of the year! Try your hand at a workshop or course;
be inspired by the stories of boat builders, sailors and travelers; and plan your next adventure. It's a fun, family-oriented educational event--curiosity is welcome. 
Grab a paddle and journey North!

Download the Event Program HERE
Click here to check out a photo album from WBS 2011

Announcing Featured speaker Douglas Brooks
Douglas is a boatbuilder, writer and researcher. Douglas has been researching traditional Japanese boat building for over two decades and has apprenticed with five boatbuilders in Japan. Sign up for his lofting class here. To learn more about his research, please visit: www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com.

Festival Highlights                                                                                  
- Harbor Side Wooden Boat Display: See the boats, meet the builders
  Download more info on displaying YOUR boat
- Elements of North House - Bread, boats & timbers mini-courses
  Download more information on programs and signing up here
- Boats-to-Tools Auction: Donate, bid, buy! More info here
- Wooden Boat Speaker Series: Download speaker descriptions here
- Craft Demonstrators: Download demonstrator info here
- Lake Superior Chowder Experience: Don't miss this North Shore culinary event!
- Steam Bent Brunch: Download Reservation Form Here

Course Offerings
Featured event coursework surround the entire Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival weekend.  To review all of the courses in calendar format follow this link to see all the June 2012 calendar of courses.

Starting Wednesday, June 20
- Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Figure Carving - 3 days
- Blacksmithing Joinery Techniques - 3 days

Starting Thursday, June 21
- Flatbreads Bakery: From the Wood-fired Hearth - 1 day
- Craft of Sail - 1 day
- Lake Superior Coastal Navigation: Traditional and Electronic Methods - 1 day

Starting Friday, June 22
- Wooly Birds: Intro to Felting - 1/2 day
- Pizza Peels: Carve Your Own - 1 day
- Ropework: Knot Tying Workshop - 1 day
- Tied Up in Knots: The Nautical Door Mat - 1 day

Starting Monday, June 24
- Sausages for the Summer Grill - 1 day
- Beginning Knitting Class - 2 days
- Spinning Fibers on a Wheel - 2 days
- Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze and Gouge - 3 days
- Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Carving: Continuation - 3 days
- Bags & Beyond Baskets: Braiding Beyond Rugs - 3 days
- Paint, Oil and Finishing Touches: Traditional Wooden Boat Building II - 3 days