Create a Greenland Kayak Paddle with Dave Rasmussen: Session 1 of 2

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Design a traditional Inuit kayak paddle that is tailored to your body size. The paddle is lightweight and efficient and helps to reduce paddling fatigue. During construction, students will use power tools to create the rough shape and then hand tools to craft the final product. Students age 14 and ...

$90

Create a Greenland Kayak Paddle with Dave Rasmussen: Session 2 of 2

Construct your traditional Inuit kayak paddle that is tailored to your body size. The paddle is lightweight and efficient and helps to reduce paddling fatigue. During construction, students will use power tools to create the rough shape and then hand tools to craft the final product. Students age 14 and ...

Create a Whisk Broom with Sandy Lindblom: Class Cancelled

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

This class is cancelled.   Please join Sandy Lindblom in creating a one of a kind functional art piece: a whisk broom.  We’ll use actual broom corn along with your choice of colored reed and nylon twine.  Your creativity means each broom will be different. Students age 16 and older ...

$65

Film: We Still Live Here

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Celebrated Wampamoag linguist, Jessie Little Doe Baird, recent winner of a MacArthur `genius' award, is leading her people's recovery of their native language. Years ago, Jessie began having recurring dreams: familiar-looking people from another time speaking in an incomprehensible language. These visions sent her on an odyssey that would uncover ...

free

Summer Solstice Celebration

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Join the Friends of the Porkies Folk School in celebrating the summer solstice, the day with the longest daylight hours of the year. Lawn games, traditional bonfire, snacks, and s'mores! We welcome families; the event is free.

Beginners’ Knitting: Fingerless Mitts: Level 1 with Hannah Eskel

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Learn to cast on, bind off, knit, purl, and seam your mitts. No knitting experience necessary. Hannah will provide all supplies. Students age 10 and older are welcome. A minimum of 2 students need to be registered by Friday, June 23 in order to hold the class. Maximum of 5 ...

$50

Folk School Open House

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Drop in, browse, experience. The Folk School folks welcome you to this opportunity to learn what we're all about and to participate in activities using traditional Folk arts and crafts.

Applique Beadwork Rosette Earrings with Cynthia Cote: Session 1 of 2

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Learn the applique stitch to create a circular beadwork pair of earrings using size 11 glass seed beads. The beadwork is stitched on Ultrasuede with a leather backing. Decorative bead edging is used to join the front and back together. You will learn basic design and color combining and view ...

$55

Create a Hearth Broom with Sandy Lindblom

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Using driftwood, broomcorn, and your choice of many colors of reed and nylon string, create a hearth broom that is uniquely yours. Your broom will be a usable work of art. Sandy will provide all materials. Please bring a snack or lunch. A minimum of 3 students need to be ...

$65

Weave Your Way through the Park with Mary Brownell

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Explore color selection and weaving techniques using your own hand-held loom. You will receive a starter loom kit that contains everything you need to create a unique woven design. Yarn is included for warp and weft. The instructor will walk you through the weaving process. Beginning students age 7 and ...

$16

Applique Beadwork Rosette Earrings with Cynthia Cote: Session 2 of 2

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

Learn the applique stitch to create a circular beadwork pair of earrings using size 11 glass seed beads. The beadwork is stitched on Ultrasuede with a leather backing. Decorative bead edging is used to join the front and back together. You will learn basic design and color combining and view ...

Film: Tallgrass Prairie

Union Bay Folk School Building 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy, Ontonagon, MI, United States

The tallgrass prairie is America's lost landscape. Prior to Euro-American settlement in the 1820s, one of the major landscape features of North America was 240 million acres of tallgrass prairie. But between 1830 and 1900 -- in the span of a single lifetime -- the prairie was steadily transformed to ...

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