Nature – a play about the friendship between Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau will be presented August 22-25. Click for details and to order tickets.
From ethnic cooking classes to basket weaving, jewelry making, furniture building, photography, fabric arts, writing, painting and other arts, stained glass making, gardening, sustainable living, herbs and health, foraging, canoeing and canoe building, dances and music, there are classes for most every interest at Ely Folk School, conveniently located at the top of the hill in downtown Ely, Minnesota.
2019 Birch Bark Canoe Project runs every Monday night from 5-9 through August 12th (except Memorial Day). Read more here.
Eco-Friendly House Building classes are being offered weekly through the summer and fall. Peruse through classes below to see what is being offered.
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Upcoming Classes
Here are upcoming classes and events. Click on the pic for more information and/or to register. Click here to see in calendar format.
Class Catalog & Registration
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