Marine Mills Folk School Festival (Free! All Ages!) – Sept. 21, 2024
Sep 21, 2024 10:00AM—4:00PM
Location
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Cost $0.00
Categories Community Event, Intergenerational, September
This Is Folk Schooling!
Marine Mills Folk School Festival offers a one-day snapshot of folk school life through artisan demonstrations, hands-on activities and more
On Saturday, September 21, Marine Mills Folk School (MMFS) invites everyone to experience a day in the life of a folk school!
The annual Marine Mills Folk School Festival is a free community event that takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and includes:
- Artists’ Marketplace featuring 70+ vendors
- A Demonstration Tent and featured demos by select artists
- Live music and dancing
- Raffle of handmade artist items to benefit Marine Mills Folk School
- Children’s activities
- Sheep dog-herding demonstrations by Dan from Koru Farms
- Food and beverages from a variety of vendors, including the Scandia-Marine Lions
- Community!
The Festival takes place on the grounds of the folk school at 550 Pine Street in Marine on St. Croix, Minn., just “up the hill” from the historic downtown.
Artist Demos
The 2024 festival includes featured demonstrations by MMFS artisan-instructors showcasing many of the folk school’s class offerings:
- All Day: Peter and Debra Oswald (sock cranking)
- All Day: Liz Towers and friends (knitting)
- All Day: Woodcarving in the Woodshop
- 10:00 a.m.: Pam Heaton (clogging)
- 10:00 a.m.: Community Bridge Club
- 10:30 a.m.: Christ Lutheran Church (wood-fired bread oven)
- 11:00 a.m.: Janice Hunton and Greig Tennis (West African drumming)
- 11:00 a.m.: Annabella Sardelis (Indigo Dyeing)
- 12:00 p.m.: Gillian Jackson (Wycinanki/Traditional Polish Paper Cutting)
- 1:00 p.m.: Alex Yerks (Sloyd / green wood carving)
- 2:00 p.m.: Christen Penteck (wool spinning and carding)
- 3:00 p.m.: Peg Medcraft (pottery throwing)
The public are invited to watch the demonstrations, ask questions, and learn more about each craft to see what activity they might be interested in learning at MMFS.
Children’s Activities
There will also be free demos and hands-on activities for adults and children offered by participating vendors, folk school volunteers and the Living History Society of Minnesota.
Thanks to an incredible volunteer team led by Molly S., you and your young people will enjoy hands-on crafts from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. including:
- Cyanotypes (solar prints)
- Clay sculpting
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Weaving (in a variety of forms)
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Drawing and more
Animal Demonstrations
Parking
Please note that you may need to park several blocks away from the Festival grounds and walk to the event.
The Festival is located on the grounds of the folk school at 550 Pine Street. You may access the festival grounds from either Pine Street or 5th Street; there is no main entryway.
ADA parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the folk school’s parking lot at the corner of Pine Street and 6th Street.
The folk school is located in a quiet residential neighborhood and many of the streets are narrow. Please respect our neighbors and observe no parking signs and barricades. Parking is restricted to one-side only on most streets close to the folk school.
A parking lot is located next to Christ Lutheran Church on 5th Street and Oak Street. Please note that the Church is holding its annual Grandma’s Attic Garage Sale (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) and Sloppy Joe’s luncheon (11:00 a.m. start time), so parking will be limited.
If you park in downtown Marine on St. Croix, follow posted signs regarding parking restrictions and please respect our downtown businesses’ reserved parking spaces.
Weather
Please take note that this is a rain or shine event. Please watch the forecast and come prepared. All activities will proceed as planned unless weather threatens the safety of our vendors and guests.
Cash or Check Sales Preferred
Our 70+ participating vendors are excited to show you their hand-crafts and items for sale. Please note that due our rural location and poor internet reception, credit card transactions are not guaranteed. Therefore, cash and check sales are the preferred method. Credit card sales may be accepted at some vendors and at the Marine Mills Folk School Hub.
Accessibility
The Marine Mills Folk School Festival is located on flat grassy turf and natural elements may impede navigation by wheelchair and walker. ADA portable restrooms and parking are available.
Food and Beverages
Food sales are provided by the Scandia-Marine Lions Club, Marine General Store and Mason’s Sweets. Beverage sales are provided by the River Valley Girl Scouts. You are invited to bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages. Seating for food consumption is provided.
Please note that the building will be closed. All activity will take place outdoors.
Thank you to our major sponsors!
Thank you to our additional sponsors!
2024 Marine Mills Folk School Festival participating Artists, Vendors, and Community Groups
| Bone Lake Meadows Apiary |
| Curlee Acres – Shetland Sheep |
| Gammelgården Museum of Scandia |
| Savy Creations by Anne Sauvageau |
| Stewards Of Marine Mills History |
| Fibersmith Farm |
| My Jazzy Jeans |
| RecycleYourCamera.com “For Kids” |
| Glass by Carol Mackiewicz |
| Social Fabric Research |
| Mrs. B’s Honey |
| WisSotaGirl Designs |
| 7 Pine’s Rabbitry |
| Plant Alchemy |
| Elizabeth Rose Creations |
| Sweetpea and Co. |
| Greg Kraft Sculptures Large & small |
| St. Croix 360 |
| Herban Alchemy Medicaments LLC |
| Heidi Barr, Author |
| Whiskey Woods |
| Marine Community Library |
| Hunton Music |
| Christ Lutheran Church |
| Marine Village School |
| Buenger Studios |
| Kevin Klein Art |
| Apothecary’s Daughter |
| Greenstone Fibers |
| Washington County Public Works |
| Esther Grace Designs |
| Bekaz Feltworks |
| Basil Designs Custom Art Glass |
| Five Dog Sewing |
| Bloom & Grow by Lynn |
| Marine Maple Syrup |
| Wild Gypsy |
| Merry’s Art World |
| Michelle Greenhouse Textiles |
| Nino’s Note Cards |
| North Shore Photo Art |
| Sara Tennis – Artisan |
| Simply Elegant Glass Art |
| Tina Green Krause Handmade Brooms & Brushes |
| Victor Red Oak |
| The Living History Society of Minnesota |
| Marine Fire & Rescue |
| Alex Yerks Handcraft |
| Jeff Bartol Art |
| River Valley Girl Scouts Troop #57357 |
| Molly Birkeland Wellness LLC |
| Orr Acres Farm LLC |
| Marine General Store |
| Washington County Master Gardener Program |