August E-Newsletter

Welcome to North House’s E-Newsletter. This issue's updates include:

* Student Built, Three Shelters
* Norwegian Knives
* Stacked Handle Flatwear
* Two On Fire For Labor Day
* Da Swimmers
* Hands On For Families
* Welcome Back Sir Garrett
* WG - Featured Speakers, Featured Courses
* Quote of the Month

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This August
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STUDENT BUILT – THREE SHELTERS
Three inspiring student built projects need a new home, and our goal is to help them find a home sooner rather than later (so their prices are reduced). Why? With the Outdoor Commons building project slated to break ground in late September, we need to make room for all things bulldozers to paving bricks. Dreamed of a sauna? Have timbers on your mind? Now’s the time!
** Check out current Student Built Projects
** Download the Outdoor Commons flier


NORWEGIAN KNIVES
Aug 10-14
Internationally recognized knife maker, Gene Tokheim, will be on campus in early August leading a workshop on knifemaking. The look, feel and function of a traditional Norwegian knife are legendary.
** Take a look!


CLEAN SWEEP – BROOM MAKING
August 27-28
Get sweeping! Brooms have been used for centuries to clean our homes, but they haven't always come from a hardware store. Four spots remain.
** See project photos

TWO ON FIRE FOR LABOR DAY
Two new courses have been added to the North House calendar over Labor Day weekend, and both feature fire at their core:
** Whole Grain Sourdough Bakery – Sept 2-3
** Raku Pottery – Sept 3



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News to Note
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DA SWIMMERS
Sept 15-18, 2011
Come on in – the water is fine! Welcome to the five-member band Great Lakes Swimmers, the latest addition to the rich offering of programs, much and more during Unplugged X.
** Learn more about G.L. Swimmers
** Download the updated Unplugged X flier


HANDS ON FOR FAMILIES
October 20-23, 2011
Make the most of school break! Bring the whole family to North House for our first Family & Intergenerational Learning Weekend. Short courses in everything from felting to mosaics, birding to sausage making. An inspiring opportunity for families to learn together. Plans also include a film screening, pizza bake and contra dance in the evenings.
** See the full course listing


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On The Horizon
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WELCOME BACK SIR GARRETT
November, 2011
What’s that, out on the distant horizon?! WG, North House’s annual fall special event. Returning as featured instructor in 2011, Garrett Conover, wilderness guide extraordinary and co-author of Snow Walker’s Companion. Learn more
** See Garrett’s offerings

WG - FEATURED SPEAKERS – FEATURED COURSES
Nov 17-20
Also gracing the WG calendar – famed wolf biologist Rolf Peterson and film maker George Desort. Both will be featured speakers during Winterer’s Gathering and BOTH will offer featured courses as part of the event.
** Get the details on Rolf and George

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Quote of the Month
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For porcupines, past, present and future, who, in the act of foraging for inner bark, yield bone-dry standing dead spruce and tamarack through the North. Countless trail stoves have been fed this finest of firewood, while the bodies and spirits of untold snow walkers warmed. Our gratitude is boundless.
** Garrett Conover in “Snow Walker’s Companion”


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About North House
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Our Mission
* Enriching lives and building community
through the teaching of traditional northern crafts
in a student-centered learning environment that
inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.

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