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Build a Wooden Paddle Session One (December 10-11-12) In-Person
Off Site - To Be AnnouncedBuild your own bent shaft canoe paddle. Students will learn about wood selection and grains, use of hand tools and skill saw, paddle design and considerations, and paddle sizing. …
Build a Wooden Paddle Session Two (December 10-11-12) In-Person
Off Site - To Be AnnouncedBuild your own bent shaft canoe paddle. Students will learn about wood selection and grains, use of hand tools and skill saw, paddle design and considerations, and paddle sizing. …
Photography for Kids – Age 10+ (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNThis class is a two session class meets Saturdays 12-11-21 & 12-18-21 In this fun class, students will be introduced to technical and aesthetic aspects of photography, providing them with…
Traditional Scandinavian Spoon Carving (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNThis is an introductory spoon carving class. We will start with an overview of traditional knife grips and carving techniques. After applying those skills on practice sticks, students will begin…
Cardamom Dough for Bread, Buns and Pastries (In-Person)
Christ Lutheran Church 150 5th Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNCardamom is a favorite Scandinavian and holiday spice. Can't you just smell the bread baking? Here’s a chance to use cardamom to get a head start on your holiday baking.…
Learn to Needle Felt! Acorns, Gnomes OR Berries! (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNThis class is designed to introduce students to needle felting with a simple, seasonal project achievable in two hours’ time. Perfect for beginners. No experience necessary. Felting is older…
Tallow Skincare (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNNot for the faint of heart, but for resourceful deer hunters and ruminant farmers. Be sure to let the deer hunters in your life know about this interesting and useful…
Wild Mushroom Identification and ……Tasting! (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNThe Gentleman Forager is back! This class is perfect for the beginner, or for any experienced mushroomer who wants to brush up on their skills. Veteran mushroom hunter Mike Kempenich—owner…
All About Beekeeping! (Online)
OnlineTom Minser, owner of Nature’s Nectar is here to help you get started in Beekeeping so you'll be ready to go next year! You do not need to have prior…
Tuesday Knit Night at 6:30pm (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNSchedule: Every Tuesday November 2 through December 28th. (There will be NO KNIT NIGHT on 12-21-21!) ***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy! Knit Night…
Free! Bluegrass Jam Session, 3rd Saturday of each month (in-person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNBluegrass Jam Sessions are returning to MMFS! An essential skill of bluegrass music is the ability to take part in informal playing situations, also known as a “jam session”. Participants…
Flour as Flavor: Pastries with Whole Grains (In-Person)
Christ Lutheran Church 150 5th Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNSince the onset of industrial scale milling of grain, the taste of most widely distributed flour has been neutral to bland, a blank canvas used to develop structure or showcase…
Beginning (or Otherwise) Loom Weaving (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNWhether you are a beginner or experienced weaver, you will enjoy learning how to weave on the versatile Schacht “Cricket” Rigid Heddle Loom. You will complete a table runner or…
Scandinavian Spoon Carving From Start to Finish Weekend! (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNThis workshop is scheduled for Saturday, January 8 and Sunday, January 9, 9-4pm. Here is a two-day workshop to learn how to carve a spoon from start to finish. Or…
Make Your Own Soap (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNLearn to make all natural soap with John Hanson, owner/maker of the Longfellow Soap Company. Due to the use of lye (used as it has been for over 5,000 years…
Make an Heirloom Bear (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNHeirloom bears -- a symbol of love, safety and comfort -- are bears made lovingly for a specific person or occasion. This class will teach you to create a fully…
Fabulous FERMENTATION – Beginner Vegetable Fermentation (In-Person)
Christ Lutheran Church 150 5th Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNCurious about making your own fermented veggies at home? Join us for a hands-on vegetable fermentation class, where students will learn about the basic history and benefits of fermentation, the…
Traditional Somali Finger Weaving (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNUsing no loom or frame, Somali nomads use traditional finger weaving techniques to make floor mats for their homes and other uses. This class provides you a wonderful opportunity to…
Beginning Crop Art (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNCrowds file past the crop art exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair Is Crop Art the first exhibit you race to at the Minnesota State Fair every year? Then this…
Kurv Lerret (Canvas Handled Basket) (In-Person)
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street, Marine on St. Croix, MNLearn to basket weave while making this Kurv Lerret (Canvas Handled Basket). Here's a fun class to learn all the basic basket-making techniques using reed. You will learn how…