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Marine Mills Folk School 2023-2024 Impact Statement
Read our 2023-2024 Impact Statement to learn how we fulfill our mission by partnering with artisan-instructors who have a passion for teaching hands-on folk arts classes to eager learners of all ages.
Read More...Intergenerational Learning takes Center Stage this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day weekend 2024, the mission of Marine Mills Folk School will come to life through a variety of intergenerational class offerings.
Read More...How to Build Community
Laurelei Creuzer teaches Pysanky-Ukrainian Egg Dyeing at Marine Mills Folk School. Here are her tips for building community.
Read More...Woodcarver’s Corner
Woodcarvers can supplement their craft and find a wide variety of books through the Washington County Library system.
Read More...Monthly Fix-it Clinic to Start at Osceola Senior Center
Dare to Repair is headed to Osceola as volunteers seek to seed the clinic in that community.
Read More...Community Takes Center Stage at the Marine Fall Festival
The Marine on St. Croix community is coming together on Saturday, September 16 to celebrate the beauty of autumn and handcrafted art in the St. Croix Valley.
Read More...Marine Fall Festival Returns September 16
The Marine Fall Festival hosted by Marine Mills Folk School will be held from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, September 16. Drop in and enjoy a variety of activities at the free community festival located on the grounds of Marine Mills Folk School.
Read More...Friendship Is Good for Your Health
There’s an epidemic of loneliness in the U.S. Learn how folk art and hands-on crafting with others creates community and is good for your health.
Read More...The Genius of the Folk School Model
Folk schools originated in the 1850s as part of a movement to provide individuals a way to gain self-knowledge and purpose in connection with their community through lifelong learning.
Read More...Spoons, New Beginnings & Woodcarving
Spoons are symbols of new beginnings … …from a baby’s first bite to a woodcarver’s first foray. When someone is interested in learning to carve wood, they’ll often choose to start with a spoon. So much learning goes into the art form: wood selection, tool usage, curing, and even history. Form and function are explored. Risk-taking is…
Read More...I Was Hooked! Foraged & Farmed Holiday Wreaths
Wreath-making has become an annual holiday tradition for Lindsay Ellis and her family.
Read More...Fred Livesay to Teach at Marine Mills Folk School
Internationally renowned woodcarver will lead an Advanced Spoon Carving workshop Woodcarvers are invited to attend a special two-day Advanced Spoon Carving workshop with Fred Livesay at Marine Mills Folk School. “We’re so excited to be able to feature Fred at this two-day workshop,” says Kirsten Skoglund, program director for Marine Mills Folk School. “Fred will…
Read More...Becky Utecht
Becky raises sheep and makes fiber art, specializing in feltmaking. Using the wool from her flock of sheep, she creates two- and three-dimensional felt art pieces including wall art, garments, accessories, rugs, and vessels. Felting combines her love of animals and nature with her passion for art. She enjoys teaching and sharing the magic of…
Read More...Liesl Chatman
Liesl Chatman is a spoon carver, kolroser, and teacher. Her kolrosed spoons have been exhibited at the American Swedish Institute and the Vesterheim Museum, and she has taught kolrosing, spoon carving, and given demonstrations at North House Folk School in Grand Marais MN, ASI and Fireweed in Minneapolis, the Spoon Gathering in Milan MN, Greenwoodfest in…
Read More...Become a Member of Marine Mills Folk School
Many of you know the joy and community that comes from taking a class at Marine Mills Folk School: learning from our skilled artisans; meeting other curious, supportive learners; and experiencing the pride of challenging yourself and the personal growth that follows. At the heart of our mission is providing opportunities for the joyful learning…
Read More...Carson Gross
Carson is a wild-food enthusiast and educator. His fascination with fungi began in Western Pennsylvania, when a friend showed him a bright orange chicken-of-the-woods mushroom. He was immediately hooked and set out to learn everything he could about foraging for mushrooms, an obsession that continues to today. Carson joined the Western PA Mushroom Club in…
Read More...Crop Artist Liz Schreiber Explains Her Craft
Liz Schreiber has won numerous ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair, and teaches Crop Art classes at Marine Mills Folk School.
Read More...I Was Hooked! Basket Making
Becca Gross has taken her education beyond the classroom, exploring the art of basket making in her free time. We love to celebrate and share stories like hers, and hope you enjoy hearing from Becca in her own words. “This past winter, I took Kirsten Skoglund’s Market Tote class. After the class, I purchased a…
Read More...Heidi Skoog
After nearly two decades as an award-winning florist, Heidi swapped blooms for an apron to pursue her passion for food. A self-taught jam-maker, Heidi combines traditional methods and a flair for experimenting with flavor combinations and unusual ingredients. The result is a well-balanced, vibrant preserve that has a lot of love and story in every…
Read More...Taking Pride in Ourselves
Photo by Tony Webster. One of our not-so-secret goals as a folk school is to create world peace by bringing together people from different cultures and ways of life. With the Twin Cities Pride Festival and other Pride events taking place this weekend, we wish to honor LGBTQ+ individuals who have been fighting for decades for equal rights.…
Read More...Folk School Aims to Strengthen and Empower
By Nealy Corcoran editor@countrymessenger.com Marine Mills Folk School offers a variety of classes where everyone is welcome. People are invited to learn traditional skills in a collaborative environment. Classes include (but are not limited to) photography, gardening, knitting, baking, wood-carving, syrup making, music and much more. Following a focaccia baking class, students at MMFS proudly pose…
Read More...Scandinavian Textile Artist Returns to Marine Mills Folk School
Kirsten Aune, artist-owner of Kirsten Aune Textiles Studio in Duluth, Minn., will be returning to Marine Mills Folk School on Monday, June 20 to teach Scandinavian Textile Stenciling. Students ages 18 and older will learn the art of stenciling on fabrics as they create a decorative textile for the home such as a pillow cover, handbag,…
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