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Community Knit Night – Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Oct 14, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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***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…

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West African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, October 17, 2025

Oct 17, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM

Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5TH ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on October 17, 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…

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Herbal Remedies: A Foraging Walk (All Ages) – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 11:00AM—2:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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Join local herbalist Heather Mashuga on a leisurely walk through the woods, noticing and admiring the multitudes of wildflowers and plants. Discover how to learn to use these plant allies to provide nourishment and healing. Herbal medicine focuses on herbs to prevent and treat illness and promote health and has been used for centuries by…

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Inkle Loom Band Weaving: Baltic-style Pickup – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 10:00AM—4:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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Band loom weaving is easier than you may think and it is a great way to start weaving. The bands woven on an Inkle loom are versatile and very useful. This type of weaving has been around for centuries, there are endlessly fascinating weavings that can be created on an Inkle loom. In this class,…

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Intro to Welding: Create a Garden Sculpture – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 10:00AM—2:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON ST CROIX, MN 55047

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This class will introduce you to welding as you create a stone and metal sculpture suitable for your garden or patio. TIG welding uses an inert gas and bonds metal to metal without a wire feed or rods or sticks, and is typically used for thinner materials such as pipe welding or where appearance is important. …

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Doodles: Embroidery Improv (ages 16+) – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 10:00AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk Schoo, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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Doodling clears the mind and opens space for creativity, innovation, and calm. Learn new embroidery stitches by embroidering embellishments on vintage printed fabric. Your instructor will provide the following materials: High-Quality Embroidery Hoop Embroidery Needle Threader Water Soluble Pen Vintage printed fabric Embroidery Floss Students are asked to bring: Your class is scheduled over a…

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Community Song Circle (Intergenerational) – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 11:00AM—12:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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Lia Falls and Barbara McAfee will lead and teach simple songs, in the aural tradition (no lyric sheets or music to read). All are welcome, whether or not you think of yourself as a singer! We will sing songs that celebrate Nature, and being Human; songs that bring us together in the magic and medicine of singing…

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Community Bridge Club – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 9:00AM—11:30AM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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*** 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…

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Soma Slow Flow Yoga – SINGLE SESSION – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on October 18, 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…

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Welcome to the Woodshop: Make a Botanical Press (Intergenerational) – Saturday, October 18

Oct 18, 2025 10:00AM—11:30AM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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In this intergenerational class, students will learn to use drills and handsaws safely to make a wooden botanical press for collecting leaves and flowers. We will learn about wood grain, hardwoods v.s. softwoods, and hardware. This inclusive class is ideal for nature lovers, children and grown-ups looking for something fun to do together, and people…

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Yoga Meander in Fall Color – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Oct 18, 2025 12:30PM—2:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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Community Knit Night – Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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***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…

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Build a Wooden Paddle (Ages 14+) – October 24, 25, & 26, 2025

Oct 24, 2025 5:00PM—Oct 26, 2025 2:00PM

Private home, To be announced, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

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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. …

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West African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, October 24, 2025

Oct 24, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM

Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5TH ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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**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…

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Make Your Own Drum (Ages 12+) – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 11:00AM—4:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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Intro to Skinnfell (Ages 16+) – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 9:30AM—4:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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Making Paper Moravian Stars (Ages 10+) – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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Soma Slow Flow Yoga – SINGLE SESSION – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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**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…

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Carve a Cryptid Linocut – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 10:00AM—12:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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Make Your Own Herbarium – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 10:00AM—1:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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The Art of Pumpkin Etching – Saturday, October 25, 2025

Oct 25, 2025 10:30AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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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…

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Community Knit Night – Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Oct 28, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047

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***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…

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