Building community by providing learning experiences that celebrate the wilderness heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people of northern Minnesota.
The Ely Folk School is proud to be an Academy Level Sponsor of the 2026 Ely Film Festival, taking place at Ely's Historic State Theater March 11-15th. You can find the digital guide to the Festival here: ย bit.ly/effguide26 ย As part of our sponsorship, we're honored to host several Film Festival events throughout festival weekend. Find our list of EFF programs here! Palestinian Potluck: Wednesday, March 11; 5:00 pm - 6:20 pm : Join us preceding EFF's showing of Land of Can
My dear Ely Folk School community, Iโm reaching out with a bittersweet update. My term as the board chairperson of the Ely Folk School has come to an end. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you in this way over the past six years.ย I am forever grateful for taking the Cornish Pasty and Slovenian Walnut Potica classes with Mary Louise Icenhour in the Ely Folk School kitchen in spring and summer 2019. Iโve often said that it was the confidence instilled in me through
Written by Sarah Vogl and originally published in the Ely, MN Arts & Craft Journal, Issue One . On a summer evening just outside of Ely, the sound of fiddles and the rhythm of stomping feet rise from a crowded barn. Children chase farm puppies, elders trade smiles as they twirl, and strangers link hands like longtime friends. Events like this - Ely Folk Schoolโs barn dance at Ethelโs Acres - may be rooted in old-fashioned tradition, but they remain as alive and vital as eve
