Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival This Weekend

Summer is finally here, and since we know you’re just itching to get up north, and put paddle in water, why not join up with hundreds of like-minded paddlers on the shores of Lake Superior this weekend? Every year, paddlers and artisans, woodworkers and adventurers, gather at the picturesque North House Folk School in Grand Marais to enjoy workshops, be inspired by the stories of boat builders, sailors and travelers, and plan the next big adventure. Its family-friendly and open to the public. One of the annual highlights is the ‘Boats to Tools Auction’ to benefit the school — see a couple rare canoe beauties below that are up for sale this year. Where else can you see how a wooden boat is made, learn how to sail a canoe, and then get on the water for a game of paddling polo? So grab your paddle, load up your canoe, and journey North!

WOODEN BOAT SHOW & SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
June 18-20, 2010
North House Folk School, Grand Marais MN

Visit the Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival Web Site >

North House Folk School’s Boats to Tools Auction
June 19, 2010

Featuring:

Canots Nor-West Cargo Canoe 18”
Square back trailered canoe. All natural Redpine woodwork. Three seats with captain’s swivel seat. Yacht club trailer. Two Barkley Sound oars. Eagle Fish Easy Fish Finder. Branton Type 85 Nautical compass. Yamaha 4 stroke 4 horse motor. Gas tank. Roloff 12 lb anchor. Canvas boat cover. Excellent condition.

Cedar Island Canoe
Duluth Pack Series 15′ handcrafted cedar and canvas all natural woodwork. Two caned seats. Brass and copper fittings. Perfect Condition. NEVER USED!

The Boats to Tools Auction takes place during the Wooden Boat Show weekend June 18 – 20, 2010 in Grand Marais, MN. Anyone can Bid! Anyone can Donate! Funds raised through the Boats to Tools Auction support North House’s educational efforts.
Three formats are part of the auction – Live, Silent and Buy It Now.

The Canots Nor-West Canoe and the Cedar Island Canoe will be featured in the Live Auction. Bidding starts at 3:00 pm on Saturday June 19th. Bidding is possible in person or if you can’t attend, through a Sealed Bid Form. Please visit our website for more information http://www.northhouse.org/programs/events/BoatsToToolsAuction.htm
or call us at 218-387-9762.

North House Folk School Mission – Enriching lives and building community through the teaching of traditional northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.

For More Information, Contact: North House Folk School www.northhouse.org