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Please Note: For additional course details, visit any of the thematic pages by clicking on any of the links along the left side of this page.  Each of these pages contains full course descriptions, tuition, session dates and more.  Want regular course updates? Join the North House E-Newsletter Start Date - Course Title   (Length - Theme)   Summer - Daily & Weekends   Daily       Lake Superior Schooner Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (daily - 2 hours – see Sailing - thru early Oct) Daily       Pleasure Driving Fjord Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (daily - 0.5 days – see Outdoor Skills & Travel) July 2009   Daily  Lake Superior Schooner Adventure - 2-hr Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (dailys – see Sailing) Daily  Pleasure Driving Fjord Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (daily – see Outdoor Skills) 7/4/2009  From the Deck - Lake Superior Shoreline Naturalist Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.25 days – see Northern Ecology) 7/6/2009  Lathe Turning - The Wooden Bowl - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Woodworking) 7/8/2009  Art of Cob: Building, Sculpting, and Making Art with Earth   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Shelter) 7/9/2009  Raku Pottery Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) 7/9/2009  Timber Frame  - Custom Built and Larger Frame Projects                 - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( days – see Timber Framing) 7/10/2009  Weaving with Beads - On The Loom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Fiber Art) 7/10/2009  Earthen Oven Building - FULL, please call for waiting list                and Baking (Preserving the Past) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Foods) 7/10/2009  Wood-Canvas Canoe Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Boatbuilding) 7/11/2009  Birch Bark Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 7/11/2009  Tapestry Weaving I - Painting with Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Fiber Art) 7/12/2009  Tapestry Weaving II - Beyond the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Fiber Art) 7/12/2009  Raku Pottery Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) 7/13/2009  Bladesmithing For Knifemakers  - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Toolmaking) 7/15/2009  Wood-Canvas Canoe – ReCanvas & Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Boatbuilding) 7/16/2009  Fly Fishing The North Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Outdoor Skills) 7/16/2009  Timber Frame  - Custom Built and Larger Frame Projects                  - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( days – see Timber Framing) 7/17/2009  Aniishiinabe-Style Moccasin and                   Bead Embroidery (Preserving The Past) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 7/17/2009  Whole Grain Sourdough Bakery- Full, Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1.5 days – see Foods) 7/18/2009  Birch Bark Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 7/18/2009  Natural Botanicals - Wild Medicine Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Sustainable Living) 7/19/2009  Flatbreads Bakery - From the Wood-Fired Hearth                  - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Foods) 7/22/2009  Raku Pottery Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) 7/22/2009  Superior/Gunflint Photography - Summer Session                  - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Painting & Photography) 7/24/2009  Natural Plant Dyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Fiber Art) 7/24/2009  Viking Dragon Relief Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving) 7/25/2009  Bead Embroidery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Fiber Art) 7/31/2009  Crafting a Traditional Longbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Outdoor Skills) 7/31/2009  Old-Fashioned Soap Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.5 days – see Traditional Crafts) August 2009   Daily  Lake Superior Schooner Adventure - 2-hr Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (daily – see Sailing) Daily  Pleasure Driving Fjord Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (daily – see Outdoor Skills) 8/1/2009  Service Learning Project - Add Some Color: Mosaic               The Bread Oven - Full, Please Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Community Service) 8/1/2009  Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Boatbuilding) 8/4/2009  Raku Pottery Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) 8/6/2009  Craft of Sail - Full, Please Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Sailing) 8/7/2009  Hookers & Spooners: Working in Horn, Bone, Antler   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 8/7/2009  Pierced Celtic Knot Pendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 8/8/2009  Building With Stone - The Basics & Beyond  - Full, Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Shelter) 8/8/2009  Saami Friendship Bracelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 8/8/2009  Sourdough Breads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Foods) 8/8/2009  Thor's Velvet Hammer - An Introduction to Anticlastic Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 8/9/2009  The Viking "Knit" Chain Bracelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 8/10/2009  The Harvest -  Preparing For                 Birch Bark Canoe Construction (Preserving the Past) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Boatbuilding) 8/12/2009  Blacksmithing - The Basics & Beyond   - Full, Please Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Toolmaking) 8/12/2009  Norwegian Knifemaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Toolmaking) 8/14/2009  Rustic Stick Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodworking) 8/15/2009  Building With Stone - The Basics & Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Shelter) 8/15/2009  Raku Pottery Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) 8/15/2009  Sweet Grass Basketry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 8/15/2009  Timber Frame - Build Your Own - Full, Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (variess – see Timber Framing) 8/15/2009  Wildflowers of Late Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Northern Ecology) 8/16/2009  Raku Pottery Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) 8/17/2009  On The Building Bed - Birch Bark Canoe (Preserving The Past) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10 days – see Boatbuilding) 8/17/2009  Damascus Ware For the Blacksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Toolmaking) 8/21/2009  Mushrooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.5 days – see Northern Ecology) 8/21/2009  Traditional Seat Caning For the Vintage Chair   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 8/22/2009  Flintknapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Toolmaking) 8/23/2009  Blacksmithing - Crafting The Tools of the Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Toolmaking) 8/26/2009  Build Thoreau's Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Shelter) 8/27/2009  Basic Timber Framing    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Timber Framing) 8/28/2009  Dovetail Log Cabin - Builders Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Shelter) 8/29/2009  Scandinavian Style Spoon Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Woodcarving) September 2009   Daily  Lake Superior Schooner Adventure - 2-hr Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see Sailing) Daily  Pleasure Driving Fjord Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see Outdoor Skills) 9/4/2009  Mushrooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.5 days – see Northern Ecology) 9/4/2009  North Shore Fall Migration (with Bob!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Northern Ecology) 9/4/2009  North Shore Geology - Lake Superior's Volcanic Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Northern Ecology) 9/4/2009  Scandinavian Bowl Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving) 9/4/2009  Sewing the Saami-Inspired Tuomisalo Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 9/4/2009  Traditional Harvest of Wild Rice (Preserving The Past) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Foods) 9/5/2009  Flintknapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Toolmaking) 9/6/2009  Searching For Migrants - The September Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Northern Ecology) 9/11/2009  Exploration In Handmade Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.5 days – see Fiber Art) 9/11/2009  Felting - From Sculpture to Scarves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Fiber Art) 9/11/2009  North Shore Birch Bound Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 9/11/2009  Solar Power - Plug Into The Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Sustainable Living) 9/17/2009  Fundamentals of Yurt Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6 days – see Shelter) 9/17/2009  Nomadic Pursuits – Building Your Own Portable Yurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6 days – see Shelter) 9/18/2009  All Stacked Up - Straw Bale Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Shelter) 9/18/2009  Basic Cabinetry – Building The Wall Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.5 days – see Woodworking) 9/18/2009  Etched Metal Jewelry – Patterns, Textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 9/18/2009  Low and Slow - Low-Tech Clay Forming and Firing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 9/23/2009  Gardensljod – Handcrafting Wooden Gardening Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving) 9/24/2009  Lake Superior Harvest Cooking Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.5 days – see Foods) 9/24/2009  The Harvest Basket - Red-Osier Basketry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 9/24/2009  Unplugged Songwriting Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Music) 9/25/2009  North Shore Pebble Jewelry - FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 2009 Unplugged: The Northern Harvest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see Special Event) 9/26/2009  Birch Bark Basketry - The Berry Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 9/26/2009  Carve Your Own Cedar Hand Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1.5 days – see Music) 9/26/2009  Poke, Pierce and Paint - Surface Treatments for Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Traditional Crafts) 9/26/2009  Swedish Farmlife – Carving Wooden Spoons and Drinking Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Woodcarving) 9/30/2009  Superior/Gunflint Photography - Fall Equinox Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Painting & Photography) October 2009   10/2/2009  Natural Plant Dyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Fiber Art) 10/2/2009  Ovencrafting - Building and Baking In The Wood-Fired Brick Oven                  - Full, Please Call for Wait List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Foods) 10/3/2009  Swedish Potato Sausage Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Foods) 10/3/2009  The Cedar Tree -  A Tree For All Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 10/7/2009  Norse Pram - Build Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12 days – see Boatbuilding) 10/7/2009  Techniques of Pram Boat Building                 - Old World Swedish and Norwegian Boatbuilding Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Boatbuilding) 10/9/2009  Carving the Swedish Shrinkbox (Krympburkar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving) 10/9/2009  Twig Furniture - The Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 10/10/2009  Timber Frame Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Timber Framing) 10/16/2009  Herbal Healthcare for Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Sustainable Living) 10/16/2009  Rosemaling - Valdres Style & Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Painting & Photography) 10/16/2009  Weaving on the Modified Rigid Heddle - Woven, Decorative Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Fiber Art) 10/17/2009  Rustic Breads for the Hearth Oven- FULL, please call for waiting list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Foods) 10/17/2009  Bead Embroidery -  The Pin Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Fiber Art) 10/17/2009  Building The Classic Wooden Rowboat - Build Your Own Susan Skiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16 days – see Boatbuilding) 10/19/2009  Oar Construction - Make Your Own Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Boatbuilding) 10/21/2009  Fundamentals of Traditional Wooden Boat Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6 days – see Boatbuilding) 10/23/2009  Creating & Designing Mosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 10/23/2009  Help Yourself To Knitting! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Knitting) 10/24/2009  All Ground Up - Sausage Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Foods) 10/24/2009  Introduction to Northern Knitting Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Knitting) 10/25/2009  Knitting Socks - The Essential Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Knitting) 10/25/2009  Tricks of the Knitting Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Knitting) 10/29/2009  Turning Out Gems - Intro to Woodturning On  A Lathe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Woodworking) 10/29/2009  Snowshoe Construction - Build Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 days – see Outdoor Skills) 10/30/2009  Whole Grain Sourdough Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1.5 days – see Foods) 10/31/2009  Sharpening Basics for Hand Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Toolmaking) November 2009 11/2/2009  Lathe Turning - The Wooden Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Woodworking) 11/7/2009  Antler Basketry - Open Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 11/7/2009  Old-Fashioned Soap Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.5 days – see Traditional Crafts) 11/7/2009  Twig Furniture: Twig Mosaic End Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Traditional Crafts) 11/12/2009  Building A Classic Canoe Sail Rig - Canoe for Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5 days – see Boatbuilding) 11/13/2009  Scandinavian Bowl Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving) 11/13/2009  Wooden Bowl Turning - Norwegian Ale Bowls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodworking) 11/13/2009  Early American-Style Workbench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodworking) 2009 Winterer's Gathering & Arctic Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see Special Event) 11/17/2009  A Handmade life - Three Days, Three Projects (Bowls, Spoons, Tools) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Traditional Crafts) 11/18/2009  Craft of Birch Ski Making - Make Your Own Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.5 days – see Outdoor Skills) 11/19/2009  Footwear For The Camp - Moccasin Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 11/20/2009  Making Moosehide & Canvas Mukluks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.5 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 11/21/2009  Building A Wooden Longbow - The Essential Outdoor Skill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Outdoor Skills) 11/21/2009  Felting For Your Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 11/21/2009  True North Mittens - Sew Your Own Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 11/22/2009  A Handmade life - Two Days, Two Projects (Northern Clothing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Traditional Crafts) 11/22/2009  Nature's Insulator - Sew A Traditional Wool Blanket Shirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Clothing & Jewelry) 11/22/2009  Traditional Finnish Ski Poles - Craft Your Own Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Outdoor Skills) December 2009   12/4/2009  Komatik - Craft Your Own Hauling Sled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Outdoor Skills) 12/4/2009  Weaving Holiday Ornaments From Birch Bark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Basketry) 12/4/2009  Wreath Weaving - The Traditional Balsam Bough Wreath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.5 days – see Traditional Crafts) 12/5/2009  Swedish Potato Sausage Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Foods) 12/6/2009  Natural Wreaths - From Minnesota's Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Traditional Crafts) January 2010 and Beyond    1/8/2010  Making a Traditional Toboggan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.5 days – see Outdoor Skills) 1/16/2010  All Ground Up - Sausage Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Foods) 1/21/2010  Craft of Birch Ski Making - Make Your Own Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3.5 days – see Outdoor Skills) 1/22/2010  Bury Yourself In Your Work - Build Your Own Casket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodworking) 1/23/2010  Marine Navigation Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 days – see Sailing) 1/25/2010  Traditional Finnish Ski Poles - Craft Your Own Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2 days – see Outdoor Skills) 1/29/2010  Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Figure Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving) 2/19/2010  Timbered Sawhorse Trestles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2.5 days - see Timber Framing) 3/12/2010  Celtic Carving - Relief Celtic Knot & Leprechaun Figure Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3 days – see Woodcarving)

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