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Ely Folk School The Ely Folk School is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build community by providing learning experiences that celebrate the heritage, art, history, cultures, and craft of the people of Northern Minnesota and beyond. “We work with instructors whose passion and skills align with our mission. It is our honor to provide the facilities and infrastructure to help teachers share their knowledge, thus building our community. We offer both on-site and virtual classes, with topics ranging from snowshoe weaving to homemade Slovenian Potica.” - ElyFolkSchool.org Class Examples: Himmeli (traditional Finnish ornaments) | Needle Felting Maasepän Puukko (a basic blacksmith knife) | Colwick Cheese | Sewing Traditional Slovenian Potica | Basket Weaving
Classes | Events | Membership-Based Ceramics Studio
Visit their website and follow them on social to learn more.
Listening Point The Listening Point Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the physical land known as Listening Point and advancing Sigurd Olson’s wilderness philosophy. Residing in Ely most of his life, Sigurd traveled and guided the Quetico-Superior. It was here that Sigurd was convinced the wilderness provided spiritual experiences vital to modern civilization, kick-starting his conversation & writing careers. His conservation work began in the 1920s as he defended the Quetico-Superior area from development. Thrusting Sigurd into the front lines of conservation work in the 1940s, he fought to ban airplanes from flying into this wild and thriving area of northern Minnesota. Listening Point, located on the south arm of Burntside Lake, was Sigurd and Elizabeth Olson’s retreat in the north woods just outside of Ely. The Listening Point property was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Listening point hosts tours seasonally and specially events all year round. Visit their website and follow them on social to learn more.
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