Join yoga instructor Sue Gavin for a unique opportunity to mindfully reconnect with nature. This will be a rejuvenating blend of mindful movement and nature immersion with a guided hike and nature experience. You will have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the fall season in William O’Brien State Park, with an easy to…

***This event requires NO registration! ***NEW!  TWO TIME SLOTS TO CHOOSE FROM! To meet high level of interest and keep group sizes small, we are now offering two time slots to choose from for each knit night: 5:00-6:30pm  or 6:30-8:00pm Please come to whichever session fits best into your schedule. Come as you are and…

Build your own beautiful 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. Each student will leave with a completed bent shaft paddle ready for varnishing.  Kevin has helped over 175 students make their own bent shaft canoe paddle. …

**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on October 24, 2025. If you prefer to register for the full class series, the classes are at a discounted rate of $10 each.  You can find the FULL SERIES registration under the class listings for October 3, 2025. Expand knowledge of hand-drumming techniques for…

Wayne Manthey is a nationally known drum maker and teacher of drum making. His approach is spiritual, honoring the animals who provided the hides and the trees who donated the wood. The healing properties of a drum are found in the elements that make it: wood and animal hide. Making a personal frame drum is…

Norwegian Skinnfell entails hand-stitching and wood block printing on tanned sheepskins. Traditionally used for an entire family’s warm bedding on cold winter nights, skinnfell traps were created from muiltiple hides that were carefully stitched together and then decorated with motifs meant to convey good wishes to the receiver. In this introductory class, we will turn…

Using narrow strips of paper, learn how to fold beautiful three dimensional stars. The tradition started in the 1800’s by a Moravian math teacher, to teach his students about geometry. Students will follow specific, clear directions to make one or more stars and attach a hanger. Paper and hanger options will be explored. This class…

**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on October 25, 2025. Soma yoga is a very gentle and slow-paced practice to decrease tension in chronically tight areas, focusing on alignment and stability when finding our classic asanas (yoga poses). This is a great practice to “reset” our bodies for improved mobility, stability, and…

Use linocut tools to carve rubber stamps depicting your favorite legend from folk lore! Get as spooky as you want! Vampires?  Baba Yaga? Yes! Loch Ness Monster? Big Foot? Moth Man? Yes! Yes! Yes! The source of inspiration is up to you. You’ll carve a stamp depicting your favorite creature – or invent one of…

This workshop is for anyone who has ever wanted to keep track of the plants they have found. We will discuss a few different ways you can make an herbarium, and then we will make one! Herbariums are plant specimen books including dried samples, drawings, records of your observations of the plant, etc. We will…

Have you ever wanted to carve something more than the traditional jack o’lantern?  Something other than three triangles and a toothless smile? In this class, students will learn pumpkin etching, a technique using sharp knives to create beautiful, detailed, glowing images. Students must bring a drawing or sketch of what they want to create with…

***This event requires NO registration! ***NEW!  TWO TIME SLOTS TO CHOOSE FROM! To meet high level of interest and keep group sizes small, we are now offering two time slots to choose from for each knit night: 5:00-6:30pm  or 6:30-8:00pm Please come to whichever session fits best into your schedule. Come as you are and…

*** This event requires NO registration *** Join a relaxed group of bridge players to play and learn more. With bridge, you never stop learning, and this group is a great place to continue the process. Cards and score pads will be provided by group leader Joan Fogelberg. Bring your notes if you have them.  A reminder notice will…

Learn the art of stained glass design and building with John Hanson, owner of Longfellow Soap Company, who has been designing, making, repairing, and restoring antique stained glass windows for 23 years. All tools and materials will be provided and each student will take home a small window.  You will learn how to make, cut, and…

We have Deb and Pete Oswald hosting a monthly Sock Machine Crank-in gathering at Marine Mills Folk School every first Saturday of the month!  MMFS invites all of you “Crankers” to the Folk School beginning at 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.  This will be a time for gathering like-minded Circular Sock Machine (CSM) enthusiasts who…

***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. Join us on a quest to rescue our goods from the landfill. On the first Saturday of the month, a community of repair-driven folks and learn how to restore items rather than throw them away. Drop in and stay for as long as…

Where does thread come from? Have you ever wondered how a spinning wheel works, or how your wool socks or sweater was made? This class will explore the fundamentals of spinning. – wheel parts – treadling – fiber uptake – drafting – plying – setting and finishing All fibers will be provided by the instructor.…

Drawing can be a meditative art—an enjoyable way to calm the mind, focus, and see the world around us with more clarity. You don’t need to be a skilled artist to enjoy drawing. In this class we will explore a different way of drawing and you will get practice with several techniques. Leave behind the inner critic…

Learn how to knit traditional stranded colorwork using what is known in the Nordic countries as “peasant knitting.” Working in the round with two colors at a time, knitters of old held one color in each hand, knitting as they led the cows back to the barn or wandered down to the docks, hoping to…

**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on November 1, 2025. Soma yoga is a very gentle and slow-paced practice to decrease tension in chronically tight areas, focusing on alignment and stability when finding our classic asanas (yoga poses). This is a great practice to “reset” our bodies for improved mobility, stability, and…

This class is perfect for the new-to-book-arts person who would like to learn something a little different! Box building is a time-honored tradition within book arts.  Hand built boxes serve many functions; from holding tools to preserving fragile books.  Participants will be learning the basics of box building while creating two differently styled lidded boxes. …

***This event requires NO registration! ***NEW!  TWO TIME SLOTS TO CHOOSE FROM! To meet high level of interest and keep group sizes small, we are now offering two time slots to choose from for each knit night: 5:00-6:30pm  or 6:30-8:00pm Please come to whichever session fits best into your schedule. Come as you are and…