Sarah S.
7/6/2024
I took my first class today, working with polymer clay. The school has a variety of classes, from making root beer to building a canoe. The space is perfect for classes, everyone was friendly and...
Ely Folk School
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209 E Sheridan St
Ely, MN 55731
also provide the means for passing on traditional stories and skills to future generations. EFS is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to build a community of learners that teach and celebrate the wilderness heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of all people in northern Minnesota. In 2016 we offered over 225 classes and 25 events. Students came from seventeen states and one Canadian province. Past examples of classes include pine needle and black ash basket weaving, rosemaling, silver-smithing, potica-making, traditional dance, and wool felting. In 2016, and repeated in 2017, our Birch Bark Canoe Project resulted in completion of a seventeen-foot canoe, offering the Ely youth to work alongside dedicated adults.
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Robert M.
6/24/2017
Folk Schools are rare. This is perhaps the third one that I have visited with. It is designed to teach people local crafts and historical activities. Each year they build a canoe from local...
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