Events
Craft Your Own Wooden Paddle
09/19/2025 06:00 PM - 09/21/2025 12:00 PM CT
Northwoods Skills & Crafting
Soap Making From Scratch
09/24/2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Soap is created from lye and fats. Join us in making soap by hand and take some home with you! No prior experience necessary.
Soap Making From Scratch
09/25/2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Soap is created from lye and fats. Join us in making soap by hand and take some home with you! No prior experience necessary.
Launching a New Chapter: Retirement
09/26/2025 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM CT
Humanities
Participate in guided conversations with a partner to dream up what the next phase of life could be like for you and map your personal retirement plan.
Ceramics Open Studio Evening
09/30/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Ceramics
Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.
Capturing Fall Colors
10/04/2025 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Be a part of an autumn tradition in the North Country – observing and photographing fall color!
Manoomin Gabeshiwin (Wild Rice Camp)
10/04/2025 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM CT
Northwoods Skills & Crafting
Join the Ely Folk School for a hands on lesson on manoomin (wild rice).
Building a Gourd Banjo
10/07/2025 10:00 AM - 10/10/2025 04:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Learn the origins and history of the banjo, and craft your own traditional instrument.
Writing for Your Life: Gathering Stories (online)
10/08/2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Join this online 4-week writing class as part of the Ely Folk School's fall, winter, spring storytelling programming. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86227592846
Printmaking: Introduction to Letterpress
10/11/2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Operate a traditional printing press and learn basic fundamentals of making letters and typography.
Book Release Party and Open Mic
10/16/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Community Events
Join us at this free event celebrating the release of instructor Dy Korda's new book of poetry and writing, "Nighthawk Storyteller"
Sourdough Breads and More: Artisan Techniques for the Home
10/17/2025 06:00 PM - 10/18/2025 08:00 PM CT
Nourishment
Baguettes, naan, and sourdough - artisan bread techniques for the home baker
Nature Writing for Women: Honoring Autumn (In Person)
10/18/2025 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Join us at 13412 Ironwood Road for an all-woman gathering that focuses on writing about the fall season.
Scrap Metal Jewelry: Wrap Rings
10/25/2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Metalworking
Learn to work scrap metal into a beautiful and unique statement ring.
Nature Writing for Women: Honoring Autumn (Online)
10/25/2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Join online for an all-woman gathering that focuses on writing about the fall season.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89589366157
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89589366157
Gourd Pyrography
10/25/2025 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Pyrography is the art of burning designs onto a medium--in this case, a dried gourd!
Scrap Metal Jewelry: Earrings
10/25/2025 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM CT
Metalworking
Work scrap metal into a beautiful and unique pair of earrings.
Ceramics Open Studio Evening
10/28/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Ceramics
Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.
Soap Making From Scratch
10/29/2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Soap is created from lye and fats. Join us in making soap by hand and take some home with you! No prior experience necessary.
Soap Making From Scratch
10/30/2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Soap is created from lye and fats. Join us in making soap by hand and take some home with you! No prior experience necessary.
Wheel Throwing
10/30/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Ceramics
Learn how to throw pottery on a ceramics wheel over the course of this 7 session class.
Make Your Own Beaver Musher Mittens
11/04/2025 06:00 PM - 11/07/2025 09:00 PM CT
Northwoods Skills & Crafting
The Language of Life: Journaling for Beginning and Advanced Writers
11/05/2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Ignite your thoughts into poems and stories.
Scrap Metal Jewelry: Wrap Rings
11/06/2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Metalworking
Learn to work scrap metal into a beautiful and unique statement ring.
Scrap Metal Jewelry: Earrings
11/06/2025 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM CT
Metalworking
Work scrap metal into a beautiful and unique pair of earrings.
Mastering the Basic Skills of Upholstery
11/08/2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Learn the art of upholstery in a supportive environment.
The Language of Life: Journaling for Beginning and Advanced Writers (Online)
11/08/2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Ignite your thoughts into poems and stories in this virtual class.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83884504052
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83884504052
Writing for Your Life
11/11/2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Through thoughtful readings and free-flowing writing prompts, you will practice shaping truths and fictions from your own observations and experiences.
2025 Ely Folk School Instructor Retreat
11/14/2025 04:00 PM - 11/15/2025 03:00 PM CT
Community Events
Third annual EFS instructor retreat!
Beaded Globe Ornaments
11/15/2025 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Create a beaded globe ornament just in time for the holidays.
Ceramics Open Studio Evening
11/19/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Ceramics
Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.
Community Craft Swap
11/20/2025 09:30 AM - 11/21/2025 07:00 PM CT
Community Events
Out with your old, in with somebody else's old!
Thanksgiving Potluck 2025 (11AM)
11/27/2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Community Events
Tis the season to gather in gratitude!
Thanksgiving Potluck 2025 (4PM)
11/27/2025 04:00 PM - 04:00 PM CT
Community Events
Tis the season to gather in gratitude!
Guitar Fundamentals
12/01/2025 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Learn the basics of your instrument in this six session class geared towards beginners.
Wheel Throwing
12/02/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Ceramics
Learn how to throw pottery on a ceramics wheel over the course of this 7 session class.
Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic
12/03/2025 01:00 PM - 12/04/2025 05:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
This class is for all of you photographers who want to improve your photographs.
Hand Dipped Candles For Beginners
12/05/2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM CT
Folk Arts
Replace your box store taper candles with something homemade.
The Poet’s Way (Online)
12/06/2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Music, Voice, and Page
Join us in celebrating the act of writing and the art of poetry in this virtual class.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84352182511
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84352182511
Holiday Ornaments and Decorations Woodburning
12/06/2025 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM CT
Folk Arts
Learn the basics of woodburning through the creation of holiday ornamentation.
Spring Rolls Masterclass: Global Flavor Meets Healthy Living
12/06/2025 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM CT
Nourishment
2025 Ely Folk School Winter Bonfire!
12/13/2025 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM CT
Community Events
The 5th annual winter bonfire at Semer's Beach. Come for the sled dogs, stay for the hot tent!
Ceramics Open Studio Evening
12/17/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT
Ceramics
Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.
Backyard Herbalism Club Membership
12/18/2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM CT
Nourishment
Join the club! Membership gets you access to all 12 of our 2025 herbalism classes.
Event Feed
Export to Outlook