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Currently Scheduled Courses
Birding Wednesday: Drop-in Session
Birds are returning from their wintering grounds! Where have they come from? Where are they going?…
Wed, May 1st, 2024
7am-noon
7am-noon
Wed, May 8th, 2024
7am-noon
7am-noon
Wed, May 22nd, 2024
7am-noon
7am-noon
Wed, May 29th, 2024
7am-noon
7am-noon
Birding Wednesday: The Workshop
Birds are returning from their wintering grounds! Where have they come from? Where are they going?…
Wed, May 15th, 2024
7am-4pm
7am-4pm
Black Ash Pack Basket
Instructors:
Ian Andrus
The black ash pack basket: it's beautiful, highly functional, and can be made using simple…
Fri, Jul 19th, 2024 – Sun, Jul 21st, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Ian Andrus
Blacksmith’s Folding Knife
Instructors:
Robert Burns
Throughout history, blacksmiths have made their own tools, among them the…
Thu, Jun 6th, 2024 – Sun, Jun 9th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Robert Burns
Blacksmithing Camp: Hammers, Fire, and Fun
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Here is your chance to get into the forge, heat up metal and hammer it into shapes. Projects will…
Mon, Jul 22nd, 2024 – Fri, Jul 26th, 2024
9am-noon each day
9am-noon each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Mon, Jul 22nd, 2024 – Fri, Jul 26th, 2024
1pm-4pm each day
1pm-4pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade
Instructors:
Cody Myers
In this course, students will begin to outfit their own blacksmithing tool chest while…
Sat, Apr 27th, 2024 – Tue, Apr 30th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Mon, Jun 17th, 2024 – Thu, Jun 20th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Always wanted to swing a hammer and fire up a forge? This is the place to start and the place to…
Thu, May 2nd, 2024 – Sun, May 5th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Wed, Jun 12th, 2024 – Sat, Jun 15th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Sat, Jul 6th, 2024 – Tue, Jul 9th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session
Instructors:
Elizabeth Belz
This three-day class is an introduction to forging taught by a female-identifying smith as an…
Fri, Sep 13th, 2024 – Sun, Sep 15th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elizabeth Belz
Boreal Basketry Immersion
Instructors:
Emily Derke
In this in-depth basketry course, we’ll explore the range of materials found in Northern…
Fri, Jul 5th, 2024 – Mon, Jul 8th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Emily Derke
Botany for Naturalists, Ecologists, and Herbalists
Instructors:
Cynthia Lane
Take your botanical chops to the next level with plant taxonomic skills—the foundation of any…
Fri, May 31st, 2024 – Sun, Jun 2nd, 2024
Day 1: 3pm-5pm Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-3pm
Day 1: 3pm-5pm Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cynthia Lane
Bounty of the Big Lake: Fish Cookery
Instructors:
Karalyn Littlefield
We may spend a lot of time enjoying the gift of Lake Superior’s beauty from the shore or…
Sat, Aug 24th, 2024
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Karalyn Littlefield
Braided-In Rug
Instructors:
Melba Granlund
Nothing says “country” more than a braided rug. Making a braided rug that…
Sun, Jul 14th, 2024
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Melba Granlund
Build Thoreau's Cabin: Basic Building Skills Workshop
Instructors:
Randy Schnobrich
Pick up your hammer! This course is designed for students with little or no building experience who…
Fri, May 17th, 2024 – Tue, May 21st, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Randy Schnobrich
Thu, Sep 5th, 2024 – Mon, Sep 9th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Randy Schnobrich