Events

Taste, vote, and crown Ely’s best soup at the first-ever Golden Ladle Soup Contest! Join us Thursday, October 23, from 5–7 p.m. at the Ely Community Center. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 kids (6–12), under 5 free, max $20 per family, include soup samples, bread, dessert, and drinks — or get in free when you buy a handmade pottery bowl. Don’t miss this cozy community night of food and fun!

Pyrography is the art of burning designs onto a medium--in this case, a dried gourd!

Join online for an all-woman gathering that focuses on writing about the fall season.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89589366157

A writing class sponsored by the Ely Area Writer's Group, focused on writing setting in fiction.

Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.

Soap is created from lye and fats. Join us in making soap by hand and take some home with you! No prior experience necessary.

Learn how to throw pottery on a ceramics wheel over the course of this 7 session class.

Ignite your thoughts into poems and stories.

Learn to work scrap metal into a beautiful and unique statement ring.

Work scrap metal into a beautiful and unique pair of earrings.

Learn the art of upholstery in a supportive environment.

Ignite your thoughts into poems and stories in this virtual class.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83884504052

Through thoughtful readings and free-flowing writing prompts, you will practice shaping truths and fictions from your own observations and experiences.

Practice the art of pulling handles for your own mugs and bowls.

Third annual EFS instructor retreat!

Create a beaded globe ornament just in time for the holidays.

Meet at the Grand Ely Lodge for this special We Are Water and Boundary Waters Connect sponsored session of "Tuesday Group" with Darren Vogt from the 1854 Treaty Authority.

Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.

Out with your old, in with somebody else's old!

Tis the season to gather in gratitude!

Tis the season to gather in gratitude!

Learn the basics of your instrument in this six session class geared towards beginners.

Join Wade and the Ely Folk School for this hands-on workshop. Wade will help you refine crafting large bowls, as well as give feedback as you give it a shot yourself.

Learn how to throw pottery on a ceramics wheel over the course of this 7 session class.

This class is for all of you photographers who want to improve your photographs.

Make and eat this Scandinavian treat!

Replace your box store taper candles with something homemade.

Join us in celebrating the act of writing and the art of poetry in this virtual class.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84352182511

Learn the basics of woodburning through the creation of holiday ornamentation.

Learn the art of sewing through the medium of festive felt folk ornaments!

Practice the fundamentals of rosmaling technique using oil paint on paper.

Students can select from four hat styles, gnome, wizard, bucket or loopy sauna. The practice of wearing a hat in the sauna insulates and protects your head.

Students can select from four hat styles, gnome, wizard, bucket or loopy sauna. The practice of wearing a hat in the sauna insulates and protects your head.

The 5th annual winter bonfire at Semer's Beach. Come for the sled dogs, stay for the hot tent!

Join this beloved holiday tradition and head home with a sample of this delicious Swedish treat!

Celebrate the holiday if Saint Lucia!

Combine the art of Himmeli and Scandinavian stars in this class.

Get into the season's spirit by creating a festive door decoration to greet you and your family as you come and go.

Stop by the EFS Ceramics Studio for some fun time working and socializing with other ceramic students and members.

Join the club! Membership gets you access to all 12 of our 2025 herbalism classes.

Make and eat this Scandinavian treat!

Plan to bring 2 dozen cookies and a take-home container for your sweet holiday treats!