Building community by providing learning experiences that celebrate the wilderness, heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people of northern Minnesota.
Since last Friday, Lucy and I have found ourselves humming a Swedish Childrenโs song about a frog on a relatively regular basis. Why? Itโs because we were working on learning it to lead people in singing it at last Fridayโs Kraftskiva Potluck! Kraftskivas, translated to โcrayfish partyโ originated in Sweden and celebrates crayfish hunting season. According to VisitSweden.com, โA highlight on the Swedish calendar, the โkrรคftskivaโ (crayfish party) โ an annual seafood fest wit
Back in late April, I was in a meeting over coffee with fellow arts and culture organization employees. Our conversation, as it so often does, turned to new projects, new ideas, and new ways to make downtown Ely an engaging and vibrant place to be. Thatโs where I first learned about Nancy Scheibeโs project with the Listening Point Foundation to honor the legacy of Sigurd Olson by installing a mural of the Ely environmentalist as a welcoming landmark at the Western entry to t
Hi everyone, It is a scary week here in Ely, but the Ely Folk School is OPEN and safe. While many of our friends and neighbors have been evacuated from their homes and cabins and town is being affected by smoke from fires in and around the Boundary Waters and in Ontario; it is important to continue to gather with friends and acquaintances, to see and be seen, and to feel the pain of the moment together. We are monitoring the evolving situation closely and are keeping our
