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Kim Garrett - Ely, MNKim started rosemaling 6 years ago by taking a class at the NorthHouse Folk School with rosemaling instructor Mary Schliep.She fell in love with it and has been painting ever since. Kim hasstudied with several Vesterheim Gold Medal winning rosemalinginstructors. She has also studied with Norwegian instructors herein the US and while studying traditional rosemaling and otherScandinavian folk art in Norway. Kim’s goal is to bring together ablend of traditional Scandinavian folk art with modern techniquesand point of view.Ted Gephart - Bayfield, WITed lives on Wisconsin’s “north coast” of Lake Superior with hiswife and two daughters. He missed the boat for the first time as ayoung boy and has been doing it since then as a hobby. Okay, he’salso been a charter captain since 1985. Among the many marineclasses Ted has instructed are Wisconsin boater safety and the U.S.Coast Guard license exam review course. He is the founder ofNorth Coast Community Sailing.Jim Gilbert - Waconia, MNSince 1998, Jim has been an instructor of environmental studies atGustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Previously Jimserved as a Hopkins Public School science teacher and naturalistfor 30 years. He is a consulting naturalist for WCCO Radio, coauthorof the Minnesota Weatherguide Calendars, author of threebooks on nature in Minnesota and writer of a weekly newspapercolumn.Shawn Glidden - St. Paul, MNShawn Glidden is immersed in the world of knitting; designing,teaching and creating one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories. Hergoal is to keep traditional styles of knitting alive, honoring themwithout distorting them, and keeping them fresh and new given thevast array of fiber available to knitters today. Yarns are spun notonly from animal fiber but also from plants such as bamboo, cotton,seaweed, trees, beautiful silks and even corn and milk. Shawnis on an unending quest to find just the right approach to everysingle stitch matched up with just the right fiber that shouts out theglory of both and screams, “Touch me! Touch me!”Mark & Katya Gordon - Two Harbors, MNMark and Katya Gordon are co-owners of Amicus AdentureSailing, a small family-owned charter business that operates outof Knife River, MN. Mark (captain) has more than 25 yearsexperience in leading trips and over 18 years as a licensed Captainand EMT. Katya (first mate) is a lifelong sailor and is a veteran ofoutdoor wilderness experiences, with more than 15 years of experienceleading trips in mountains, lakes, deserts, rivers and oceans.Together they have sailed thousands of miles on Lake Superior andbeyond with their two daughters Cedar and Lamar.Scott Graden - Two Harbors, MNThe regionally-renowned creative force behind the sustainable,local & distinctly northern cuisine at the New Scenic Café, ChefScott Graden does not hesitate to share his cooking artistry withothers. Chef Graden has taught at the Blue Heron, the KitchenWindow, and the Minnesota State Fair, among other places. Hispassion for culinary arts, industriousness, and wry humor arerevealed in his tutelage. He teaches in systems and philosophies,shifting the focus away from memory-based methods.Larry Groce - Charleston, WVLarry Groce is one of the founders of West Virginia PublicRadio’s Mountain Stage and has been host and artistic directorsince its beginning in 1983. The show is heard on 120 radio stationsnationwide as well as on Voice of America overseas. BeforeMountain Stage, he worked as a singer and songwriter and hasrecorded twenty-three albums including a top ten hit song (JunkFood Junkie) and many Walt Disney records for children, one ofwhich was nominated for a Grammy Award. Larry moved to WestVirginia in 1972 as part of a National Endowment for the Artsprogram. He still makes his home in the Mountain State with hiswife and two daughters.Brent Gurtek - Duluth Township, MNBrent Gurtek has been professionally fashioning authentic, custommuzzle loading firearms since 2001, having made over 70 suchweapons, to date. He is a member of the National MuzzleloadingRifle Association and the Contemporary Longrifle Association. Hehas successfully hunted white tail deer and black bear with firearmshe has made himself. He lives with his wife, Ann, just north ofDuluth in French River, in a period house they built themselves,along with much of the furnishings.Bryan Hansel - Grand Marais, MNBryan likes spending his mornings and evenings along the shore ofLake Superior making photographs of the sun creating new colorsin the sky. He learned photography over 20 years ago in the blackand white darkroom. Now, he makes his living taking photos. Notonly is he a professional photographer, he writes freelance articlesfor magazines and he’s a Lake Superior kayak guide. Bryan lovesthe North Shore and shares his passion for the area teaching photographyworkshops and guiding. Learn more about him at www.bryanhansel.com.Mark Hansen - Grand Marais, MNMark was introduced to the craft of wooden ski making after meetingMarvin Salo, whose father was a master ski maker trained in theold Saami school of ski construction, nearly two decades ago. Sincethen, he has collaborated with ski historians, researchers, and builders,to learn about the wooden ski’s origin, design variations, culturalfunctions and construction methods. From his findings, Markhas been teaching students from around the globe about woodenski construction. His investigations into the wooden ski have alsoled him to a number of exhibitions, commissions and presentationson the subject. Mark’s interest in traditional methods of transportationthroughout northern cultures also include wooden work boatconstruction, from birch bark canoes to Norse prams; tobogganand sled construction; northern clothing; and traditional shelterdesigns, including the yurt. Mark was instrumental in the foundingof the North House Folk School. He operates his own business,Hansen Boat Works, and was recently nominated to receive aninvitation for the Bush Foundation’s Enduring Vision Award.Dave Hanson - Duluth, MNMetalworking has always been important in Dave’s life, learningfrom his cousin who owns one of the largest machine shopsin Iowa. Known to have one of the largest travelling blacksmithshops in the five-state area, Dave spends countless hours aroundthe Midwest demonstrating his work and skills to the public atrendezvous and special events. Dave founded the Lake SuperiorMetal Smith Club. Other pastimes include training and caring forhis horses, woodcarving and pottery.Kate Hartman - Madison, WIKate first learned to knit in high school. Since then, she has exploreda variety of knitting traditions, including both the English/American and Continental knitting techniques, lace knitting, Aran,and the multi-colored Fair Isle and Scandinavian techniques. Kateenjoys making sweaters, socks, mittens, and other garments in avariety of styles and materials, using many of her own wheel-spunyarns. She likes teaching and believes that enjoyment and enthusiasmare necessary as adults learn a new craft. Kate currently residesin Madison, Wisconsin, and has the good fortune of to be marriedto a knitter/spinner.Peter Henrikson - Grand Marais, MNPeter settled in Grand Marais after a transient career of log building,basket making, timber bridge building, and teaching timberskills on public lands. He is now a professional timber framer anddesigner and has been teaching timber framing at North Housesince 1998. Peter has taught black ash basketry and paddle makingcourses, but now focuses on timber framing and spending timewith his family (he’s a man who’s rich in daughters).Mike Hero - Grand Marais, MNMike caught his first trout on a fly stream of the North Shore morethan 40 years ago and has avidly tied flies and fly fished the lakesand streams of the area ever since. Mike also has extensive experiencefishing the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota andsouthwest Wisconsin, as well as many of the famous trout streamsof the eastern and western U.S. He was a long time member of theSt. Paul Fly Tiers Club and is a life member of Trout Unlimited.John Hockema - Rochester, MNJohn started birding in 1984 with his mentor, Dr. Risser, to whomhe was introduced by his grandmother. Since then, John has traveledacross the state of Minnesota chasing birds. On June 11, 2004,John became the third earliest ever to record 300 species of birdsin one year in Minnesota, finding his 300th, a Least Bittern, nearMarshall, Minnesota. He has been doing big years in Minnesotasince 1998, but vows to give them up to avoid bankruptcy. Sharinghis enthusiasm for birding takes many forms, including serving as aguide/instructor for spring and fall bird festivals at North House.Jock Holmen - Burnsville, MNJock Holmen, “The Norwegian Termite,” has been a professionalwoodcarver for over 30 years. He is a gold medal winner at theVesterheim Norwegian-American National Juried Exhibitions inDecorah, Iowa, and won the First Place Carving award at the 2005Northern Woods Exhibition in Minneapolis. In addition to hiscommissioned projects, Jock is a contributing editor at AmericanWoodworker magazine, and teaches woodcarving classes. He hasreceived training and tutoring from various American and Norwegianmaster carvers.Allen Holzhueter - Madison, WIAllen has been knitting since the 1980s with an interest in multicolorknitting techniques. He has focused on the knitting traditionsof Northern Europe and the British Isles and has taught traditionalScandinavian, Fair Isle and Latvian projects using the multicolortechnique. Allen has expanded on his fiber interests to include spinninghis own knitting yarns on one of his several spinning wheels.Allen lives in Madison, where he divides his time among knittingand spinning projects and spoiling the family Greyhounds.Jason Hovatter - Portland, ORAs far back as he can remember, Jason has been wondering howthings worked before our modern age of convenience and forgetfulness.As he traveled the country via foot and train hopping, helearned various leatherworking skills and apprenticed with a mastershoemaker in southern Oregon. He now runs his own customshoemaking business, traveling to medieval re-enactments acrossthe Western US, and teaching both period and modern styles andleaving a growing army of cobblers and cordwainers in his wake.http://laughingcrowe.com/shoemaking-classes/Amy James - Grand Marais, MNAmy taught herself to bake using a free Fleischmann Yeast bookletback in 1972. She has been a teacher almost as long, in settingsfrom traditional school classrooms to wilderness, with studentsfrom preschoolers through seniors, and covering topics fromlife science to sea kayaking. Combining her passions for teachingand baking, with a little science and history thrown in for goodmeasure, Amy leads bread baking courses for new to intermediatebakers.Bob Janssen - Golden Valley, MNBob first journeyed to the North Shore and Grand Marais whenthe main highway was still gravel. Since then, Bob has continued totravel the entire state in pursuit of his passion, birds. Past presidentof the Minnesota Ornithologists Union (MOU), Bob served aseditor of the MOU journal “The Loon” for 38 years and hasreceived multiple awards for his birding efforts. Actively involvedin numerous bird surveys around the state, including all of Minnesota’s71 state parks and over 50 scientific and natural areas, Bobhas published three books on Minnesota birds.Julie Kean - Hovland, MNJulie has been making baskets and ornaments since 1981. Sheutilizes materials gathered from the woods around her home inHovland. Her favorite materials are birch bark and red-osier dogwood.In 2001, Julie’s artistic talents were featured on the program“Venture North” on public television. At times, Julie integratesother natural materials into her work including pinecones, driftwoodand spruce roots.Robert Keiper - Fountain City, WIFor 40 years, Robert Keiper has been turning stone into tools, usingboth the aboriginal approach and 21st century conveniences indeveloping his skill as a flintknapper. He has taught hundreds ofstudents to flint knap, keeping an ancient skill alive. Robert’s workhas been published in several journals. He currently runs his ownflintknapping workshop and studio in Fountain City, WI.Layne Kennedy - Minneapolis, MNLayne Kennedy is a nationally recognized magazine photographer.His assignments take him all around the globe for publicationslike “Smithsonian,” “National Geographic,” “Traveler,” “Islands,”“Backpacker,” “Time,” “Newsweek,” and “National GeographicAdventure,” to name a few. Layne is the founder and director ofthe Superior/Gunflint Photography Workshop, conducting wildernessadventure photography trips. Visit his website www.laynekennedy.comor his blog www.firstexposure.wordpress.com.888-387-976251more details, more photos: www.northhouse.org