Schedule of Events - North House Folk School

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS –16 TH ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT SHOW & SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL – JUNE 21-23, 2013*events subject to changeNORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL – WWW.NORTHHOUSE.ORGFRIDAY, JUNE 21noon-7pmWaterfront Wooden Boat Displaynoon-5pmCommunity of Crafters2-5 pm Wooden Boat Show Speaker Series (see schedule) -5-7 pm Harborside Barbecue ($5-$10 at the door)5-7 pm Live “On Campus” Radio - WTIP ‘Roadhouse’ Show6 pm Solstice Storytelling Performance with Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux6-8 pm Small Boat Regatta on the Harbor & Boat Parade (Parade at 7 pm)7-8 pm Sneak Peek of Boats-to-Tools Auction/ Buy It Now Opens (NHFS members/Event Pass Holders only)7-9 pm Sea Shanties & Lumberjack Jam: Community Music Circle7-8 pm Family Dance with Over the Waterfall ($5 donation at the door)8pmCommunity Contra Dance with Over the Waterfall ($5 donation at the door)SATURDAY, JUNE 229am – 5pmWaterfront Wooden Boat Display9am - 5pmCommunity of Crafters & Wooden Boat Builders at Work9amSilent Auction/Buy It Now It Opens – Boats-to-Tools Auction10amMini Courses Begin: Wood-Fired Baking, Great Lakes Maritime History & Fly Fishing(pre-registration recommended)10amFeatured Boat Building Demonstration: Wood-Canvas Canoe with Jeanne Bourquin11amFeatured Craft Demonstration: Wooden Boat Walking TourNoon – 1pmLake Superior Chowder Experience ($10 at the door)1 pm Live Auction Starts – Boats-to-Tools Auction2 pm Silent Auction Closes2pm-5pmWooden Boat Show Speaker Series (see schedule)2pmFeatured Craft Demonstration: Coracle Building with Lindsay Lee3 pm Mini Courses Begin: Wood-Fired Baking & Storytelling (pre-registration recommended)8pmSummer Solstice Pageant (featuring Good Harbor Hill Players & GAMEPALAJ)SUNDAY, JUNE 239am – 3pm11am12:00pmWaterfront Wooden Boat DisplaySteam-Bent Brunch ($15 person, reservations recommended)Annual Member Gathering “Year in Review” and Keynote Speakers Dave & Amy Freeman:“Across a Continent by Kayak, Canoe & Dogsled: The North American Odyssey”

WOODEN BOATS ON THE WATER: WOODEN BOAT DISPLAYFriday, Saturday and SundayWooden boat builders and enthusiasts from across the Midwest are invited to display their crafts on campus throughout the weekend.Admire the work of others, get your questions answered and perhaps feel inspired to build one of your own.Friday, 6pm-8pm: Small Boat Regatta & Boat ParadePerhaps a Wooden Boat Flash Mob on the Grand Marais harbor would be a more appropriate title; let’s get on the water. Bring yourboat down to campus and enjoy a paddle or a row about with other boat enthusiasts. Or, show up a bit early and hop in one of ours.North House is home to an abundance of boats & helpful people. Put on a life jacket and get on board! At 7pm, we’ll parade by anappreciative audience gathered on the North House dock, and then gather in the harbor to enjoy one of the longest evenings of the yearwith other boat enthusiasts.WOODEN BOAT SPEAKER SERIESWatch, listen, be inspired. The adventurous and spirited journeys of sailors, boat builders and canoeists converge for two days ofinspirational presentations. North House members receive Special Event Pass, for free/reduced admission to presentations andworkshops. $5/presentation for non-members. Become a member today, for as little as $25 and Get The Pass!Fri, 2 pm | Clearwater Lodge: A Hand-Hewn Legacy with Adam Van TassellAdam Van Tassell, current owner and steward of Clearwater Historic Lodge and Canoe Outfitters, will be sharing some stories aboutCharlie and Petra Boostrom who founded and built the first lodge and outfitting operation on the Gunflint Trail. The canoe outfittingbusiness was founded in 1915 and the main lodge was finished in 1926. The lodge was constructed without nails, each log was handhewn, drilled and then pegged. When completed the lodge had 14 rooms for guests, a kitchen, dining area, sitting are by the hearthand a large wrap around porch. Even more impressive than the building, is the family who lived there. Listed on the NationalHistoric Registry, Adam gives tours twice a day at the lodge, taking guests through various rooms, showing them handmade pieces offurniture and telling stories about the Boostrom family, and what life was like as the first family to live up on the trail year round.Fri, 3pm | Across Canada the Hard Way with Pete MarshallSince he went on his first canoe trip at age 16, Pete has paddled over 7,500 miles through Canada. In 2005 he and his brother,Andrew, canoed 2,700 miles over the course of 122 days from Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, to the Arctic Ocean. Most recently, in2012, he paddled from the Alaskan Coast 2600-miles across the Canadian Territories. He has a habit of mapping out long, creativecanoe routes, and has been on two expeditions that have lasted over 120-days.Fri, 4pm | Stories from the Pie Place Cafe: A Reading & Book Signing with Kathy RiceA trip to Grand Marais isn't complete without a meal and a slice of pie at the Pie Place Cafe. Join Kathy Rice, member of the Pie PlaceCafé family and longtime friend of North House to celebrate the completion of The Pie Place Café Cookbook, Food & StoriesSeasoned by the North Shore. Kathy will read from her work and share stories and reminiscences that will feature more than a fewnames North House fans might recognize: Harley Refsal, Charlie Mayo, and Jon Venzer, to name a few!Sat, 2pm | Das Boat Builder with Bob NelsonBob Nelson, local Bayfield, Wisconsin historian and grandson of Bayfield fish tug builder Frank Muhlke will present a slide review ofthis German immigrant and his boat building talents. The review includes many photos of his workshop, hull framing techniques, and

Muhlke's commercial fish boats that plyed the waters of the North shore, from Duluth to Knife Isle to Beaver Bay, and the SouthShore of the Lake Superior. Muhlke's personal boat building tools will be offered for inspection while personalized stories of the manwho sailed the Baltic Sea under Kaiser Wilhelm and fled to America to start a new life will be shared.Sat, 3pm | Life Aboard a 19th Century Schooner with Tom KastleJoin singer, songwriter, and sailor Tom Kastle for a glimpse of life aboard tall ships in the 1800s; the every day as well as theexceptional experiences of the sailors of the Inland Seas!Sat, 4pm | Smoke, Fog & Caribou: Paddling Lake Superior’s Slate Islands & Pukaskwa Coast with Layne KennedyJoin photographer LAYNE KENNEDY as he documents some of Lake Superior's most stunning wilderness landscape and thosecritters they called ghosts. Kennedy will share kayaking experiences on Ontario's Slate Islands and Pukaskwa National Park.ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP GATHERING & KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONSun, 12:30 pm | Across the Continent by Kayak, Canoe and Sled: The North American OdysseyIt’s hard to imagine a modern-day adventure bigger than the one Grand Marais residents Dave and Amy Freeman just completed. Itwas a journey of three years and 11,700 miles, that stretched across North America, all under human power (well, with the help ofsome sled dogs). The North American Odyssey took the Freemans up the Pacific Coast, across the continent by foot, dogsled andcanoe, and then down the Atlantic Coast to the Florida Keys. Their route took them across some of the most spectacular wilderness onthe planet and the most densely populated coastline in North America. As they traveled, Dave and Amy brought along 80,000 schoolchildren from around the world via their educational website wildernessclassroom.com interacting with the students and teachersdaily. From paddling through Reversing Falls into the Bay of Fundy, kayaking through rush hour in Manhattan, hunkering down asSuperstorm Sandy battered the New Jersey coastline…Dave and Amy have stories to tell.A COMMUNITY OF CRAFTERSFriday-Saturday, June 21-22Witness skilled traditional craft artisans as they join as a community over the weekend to celebrate the process of craft.Demonstrators will be on hand Friday-Saturday, welcoming your curiosity, questions and interest.Harley RefsalScandinavian-Style Flat Plane Figure CarvingAllen Holzhueter SpinningJock HolmenTimber CarvingKim GarrettRosemalingRobert SchulzBlacksmithingJason Hovatter ShoemakingFEATURED CRAFT: WOODEN BOATSSee the boat builders of North House in action as they work on skiffs, canoes, and bark boats on Saturday. Professional builders willbe demonstrating the building process on several different boats. See the tools at work in capable hands, and join in for scheduledsmall talks and demonstrations of specific aspects of the building process.Jeanne Bourquin: Wood Canvas Canoes Lindsay Lee: Coracle10am Canvassing a Wood Canoe with Jeanne Bourquin

11 am Wooden Boat Walking Tour with2 pm Coracle: What is It? with Lindsay LeeCOMMUNITY GATHERINGSHARBOR-SIDE BBQFriday, 5-7 pm ($5-$10)Brats anyone? Kick-off your Wooden Boat Show weekend with the taste of summer on the harbor. Brought to you by the CookCounty Lions, the BBQ features traditional summer fare (brats and burgers). This year, pull up a seat at the picnic table for boatsparading by, and good company.SOLSTICE STORIES: STORYTELLING PERFORMANCE WITH ROSE ARROWSMITH DECOUXFriday, 6-7pmOn Midsummer’s Eve anything can happen. Trolls lurk. Animals speak. Swans turn into beautiful maidens. Wishes and dreams cometrue. Traditional and original stories of Midsummer magic will entrance kids and adults alike. Join in interactive Solstice legends andget in the spirit of the shortest —and most exciting—night of the year! Told by storyteller Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux.COMMUNITY MUSIC CIRCLE: SEA SHANTIES & LUMBERJACK JAMFriday, 7-9 pmThe Community Music Circle is a weekly get-together for players or singers, and for one week only, they’ll be on campus at NorthHouse. Anyone is welcome to play a song or pass as they go around the circle. It can be sing-along/play-along, or not. This is a veryinformal gathering that welcomes beginners to professionals. Bring an instrument or a song, or just pull up a chair to listen.COMMUNITY CONTRA DANCE WITH OVER THE WATERFALLFriday, 7-8pm (Family Dance) & 8-10pm (Community Dance)North House’s boatbuilding workshop converts into a traditional community contra dance on Friday night, welcoming families for thefirst hour to learn traditional dances with their children. Soon after, dancers fill the floor, as Over the Waterfall strikes up reels, jigs,and the occasional polka. $5 donations welcome at the door.LAKE SUPERIOR CHOWDER EXPERIENCESat, noon -1pmPick up your bowls early for 15 th annual Lake Superior Chowder Experience – a festival highlight that brings the many chowders ofdozens of North Shore restaurants for you to taste. Smoky steelhead, salsa corn, walleye and clam, and pig ear garnish were just a fewof the interpretations area restaurants took last year. Combined with freshly baked breads from North House’s wood-fired oven, this isa North Shore culinary event not to be missed.BOATS-TO-TOOLS AUCTION“Buy It Now” – Sat, 10am-5pmSilent Auction – Sat, 10am – 2pmLive Auction with John Kruesel, auctioneer - Sat, kicks off at 1pm

Spring cleaning? Discovered some useful tools collecting dust? Got a fishing boat or canoe that’s just sitting in your backyard?Looking for that boat to get you out on the water? How about a student built timber frame or wood-fired bread oven? The Boats-to-Tools auction brings surprises, a big crowd and hundreds of items to place bids on.Auction Sneak Peak: Friday, 7-8 pm, North House Members/Event Pass HoldersSee what goes on behind the scenes, and get first dibs on Buy-It-Now table. Start planning your bids for the morning!LAKE SUPERIOR SAILING ON THE 50’ SCHOONER HJøRDIS *Summer Solstice Schooner SailsSaturday - 9am; 10am; 11am; noon; 1pm; 2pm; 3pm; 4pmEnjoy a 1-hour sail in the Grand Marais harbor aboard the 50’ schooner Hjordis. Raise and set sails...see the Sawtooth Mountainsfrom a different perspective. Reservations please. Maximum of 6 participants. $25 per person per sail. Advanced reservationsrecommended.Lake Superior Schooner Adventure & On Board ConcertsSunday - 9 am, 3pm or 5 pmSet the sails and head out of the Grand Marais harbor onto the Big Lake for a 2-hr sail aboard the 50’ schooner Hjordis. Get a sensefor the power of sail while learning a bit about the ecology, geology and history of the largest freshwater lake in the world.Reservations please. Maximum of 6 participants. $45 for adults. $35 for kids.Sunday - 11am, 1pmWhat better place to sing the songs of the Freshwater Seas than aboard a Great Lakes schooner? Join Great Lakes singer, songwriter,and tall ship captain Tom Kastle for an interactive concert aboard the schooner Hjordis during the 11 am and 1 pm sails. Additionalperformances will be added if interest is sufficient. $55 for adults, $45 for kids.EVENT MINI-COURSESSaturday, June 22: 10am & 3 pmWe’re highlighting small tastes of some favorite courses as two hour mini courses during the 16th Wooden Boat Show. Participate in a2 hour hands-on mini-course: Pre-registration required, space is limited. Please call to register (888-387-9762) $2510:00 AMFly Fishing: An Intro to Minnesota’s Trout Lakes with Mike HeroContrary to what you might imagine, fly fishing does not require rushing glacial streams and dramatic mountain backdrops. In fact,some of the best fly fishing for brook, brown and rainbow trout in Northern Minnesota and Canada is readily available in the lakes andponds of the region. However, the strategies, flies and equipment required to be successful in these waters differ greatly fromtraditional skills for stream fishing with a fly. This course is designed to take some of the mystery out of stillwater fishing andintroduce students to the world of fly fishing Minnesota’s trout lakes. North House offers a variety of fly fishing, fly tying and flycasting classes for those who take this course and decide they want to learn more. Beginners are welcome!

Wood-Fired Artisan Bread Baking with Amy JamesArtisan bread is all the rage, but at North House, we’ve been pulling crispy crusts and steaming dough out of our harbor-side woodfiredoven for years. With instructor Amy James you’ll learn to bake delicious foccacia, complete with Minnesota wild rice, that youcan replicate in your own home oven. Discover the magic of wood-fired baking and taste the delectable results, leaving with a loaf offoccacia to share with your family (or keep for yourself!). This class will be 2.5 hours in length.Great Lakes Maritime History through Song & Story with Tom KastleThe Great Lakes were once home to over 1,800 tall ships. When salt water sailors came to the Great Lakes they brought their culturewith them, including language, technology, community, superstitions, customs, and jurisprudence. The ballads (forebitters) andshanties were adopted and adapted by freshwater sailors and spread throughout the region, to lumber camps, saloons, other vessels,and, sometimes, back out to the oceans of the world. Join singer, songwriter, and tall ship captain Tom Kastle for an intriguing andinteractive look at our heritage.3:00 PMTell Me a Story: How to Tell Stories Together with Rose Arrowsmith-DecouxKids and grown-ups will learn how to tell fresh and engaging stories together and to each other. We’ll use traditional folk andfairytales, learn how to mix-and-match, play Story Tag, and find material in daily life. You’ll learn basic oral storytelling skills, howto be a great story listener, and gain confidence in “making stories up.” You’ll leave with your own special stories you can tell againand again, and the tools to begin a new family tradition. Adults & Children (ages 3+)Wood-Fired Artisan Bread Baking with Amy JamesArtisan bread is all the rage, but at North House, we’ve been pulling crispy crusts and steaming dough out of our harbor-side woodfiredoven for years. With instructor Amy James you’ll learn to bake delicious foccacia, complete with Minnesota wild rice, that youcan replicate in your own home oven. Discover the magic of wood-fired baking and taste the delectable results. To accommodate thehungry masses, this mini-course will be offered twice during the weekendLEARN TOGETHER: COURSEWORK : COME EARLY, STAY LATEStarting Monday, June 17Birch Bark Canoes: From Harvest to Construction, 5 day classStarting Tuesday, June 18Old- Fashioned Rug Hooking, 3 day classStarting Wednesday, June 19Scandinavian Flat Plane Figure Carving, 3 day classSpinning Fibers on a Wheel, 2 day classShoemaking, 9 th Century German Shoes, 3 day classRaku Pottery Experience, 1 dayStarting Thursday, June 20Craft of Sail, 1 day classStaring Friday, June 21Ropework: Knot Tying Workshop, 1 day class

Fiber Exploration for Spinners, 1 day classStarting Monday, June 24Sausages for the Summer Grill, 1 day classScandinavian Style Flat Plane Carving: Continuation, 3 day classSelbouvotter Mittens, 2 day classTraditional Blacksmithing Joinery, 3 day class.-------------------------------------------------------------GET THE PASS ††North House members receive a special event pass, allowing free admission to the speakers throughout the weekend. $5/presentationor workshop for non-members. Become a North House Folk School member today, Get The Pass!