Here's to a Busy and Exciting Summer of 2016

The height of the summer season is quickly approaching - the days are growing long, there is only one small patch of snow left in a shady spot in our yard, and the spring leeks and fiddle heads are peeking through the leaves.  I'm sure it will prove to be a busy one as I spend much of it with the Forest Service - paddling through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, maintaining campsites and portages, and conversing with other human visitors to this vast and beautiful area.   

I'm also looking forward to continuing to learn about traditional craft and to sell the useful items that we make.  As of now, we're scheduled to be at the following festivals, and hope to add more later in the summer, so be sure to check back often!

• June 25-26 Park Point Art Fair in Duluth, MN
• July 9-10 Mother Earth News Fair in West Bend, WI
• August 18-21 Art in Bayfront Park (in conjunction with the Tall Ship Festival) in Duluth, MN

And we're also scheduled to teach classes at a few Folk Schools throughout the season.

• May 14-15 Carve a Sheath Knife Handle - Driftless Folk School (www.DriftlessFolkSchool.org)
• June 11-12 Carve Your Own Canoe Paddle - Ely Folk School (www.ElyFolkSchool.org)
• June 25-26 Black Ash Basketry - Ely Folk School (www.ElyFolkSchool.org)
• July 16-17 Black Ash Basketry - Ely Folk School (www.ElyFolkSchool.org)
• August 6-7 Black Ash Basketry - Ely Folk School (www.ElyFolkSchool.org)
• September 10-11 Forge and Tie an Iron-Handled Hearth Broom - Driftless Folk School (www.DriftlessFolkSchool.org)
• September 24-25 Forge and Tie an Iron-Handled Hearth Broom - North House Folk School (www.NorthHouse.org)
• October 1-2 Crafting the Carver's Drawknife - North House Folk School (www.NorthHouse.org)

I hope you'll stop by one of the festivals or sign up for a class!