North House Folk School
annual report 2013 craft through
generations
generations The North House story is one of generations–the craft of past generations being carried into the present, and then passed onward to future generations by people inspired to create and work with their hands.
North House Folk School
annual report 2013 contents
While hands-on anything seems to become more and more rare in the world, North House is honored to be a place where people meet to share their stories: the stories of handcraft, the stories of tradition, and how it all fits into today’s world. Thank you for helping to make North House possible and stepping forward to become part of a community and generation preserving and reviving timeless traditions.
A 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit, North House Folk School welcomes charitable contributions that support its educational mission and vision. Gift types include annual support, memorials, in-kind donations and planned giving. For more information on giving, please contact us at 888.387.9762. North House Folk School is supported in part by hundreds of contributing members as well as the Lloyd K Johnson Foundation, Cook County Community Fund/Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, the IRRRB and the McKnight Foundation. This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board through the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
linking generations...... 3 year in review............... 5 financials....................... 13 support & membership................. 14 Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Printed by ProPrint, Duluth, MN ©2014 North House Folk School
linking
generations
Every day in the cooler season, my day begins by the woodstove. Four well-dried birch logs stacked just so inside the woodstove. Layered inbetween, a handful of white bark – magic it seems, as its presence provides a sure promise of the much anticipated ignition and forthcoming warmth. A flame and then a popping affirmation. Over how many centuries and generations has this morning ritual been repeated? Imagining the North without birch, without its elegant beauty standing tall, without its crackling presence starting a fire, seems impossible. And, as if one miracle is not enough, we can sit down near the fire with another piece of carefully harvested birch bark, its feel much like smooth leather, to weave, fold and bend. Baskets, knife sheaths, canoes, beads. Resources for a life in the North. One such creation – a birch bark necklace, created by Siberian artisan Vladimir Yarish – graces the cover and inner pages of this year’s annual report. The pictures hint of its elemental beauty. More difficult to sense, its lightness and warmth in your hand, the individual beauty of each hand-woven bead, the balanced connectivity of the beads linked together. Holding the necklace, its story seems to speak across time. Each bead is perfect in its own way, and yet, a new beauty emerges when a threaded strand pulls them together. Bead to bead, like generations connected by the thread of time, each separate and yet unquestionably linked together, just as we are. Within this elegant beauty, the striking importance of the North House mission “to enrich lives and build community through the teaching of traditional northern craft” radiates profoundly. Shaping beads, baking wood-fired loaves, chopping greenwood bowls, spinning fibers – in each craft is much more than simply a new life-time skill. As we each build, shape, knit and bend, we also pull forward the thread of time that links us all together, celebrating the vibrant story and rich understanding of the North. Our 2013 Annual Report celebrates this journey. To the donors, supporters, volunteers, staff and students who have made the year so successful, North House extends its deepest thanks. -Greg Wright, Executive Director
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Every season sings at North House, winter included! A great example - 107 students attended the third annual Northern Fibers Retreat (Feb. 2013) for a weekend full of warm fuzzies by the woodstoves. How do we invest in the future of craft? One great way - our intern program - ten months, three interns, in the thick of it all, and immersing in craft! Last year they took 36 classes, baking to boatbuilding.
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We hosted our first Instructor Retreat in April 2013, welcoming 32 instructors. Of these, five courageously strutted the runway in the “fiber fashion show.”
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Call it the official North House snack–students, instructors and staff devoured 1340 beloved Thunder Cookies in 2013.
80 Celebrating craft! A new partnership with the famed Timber Framer’s Guild welcomed 80 timber frame professionals & enthusiasts, many of whom were brand new to North House. Photo by Mike Ratkowski
preserving
generations Craft is the story of past generations, and although the integrity of a final product may no longer determine a person’s physical wellbeing, it’s hard to deny the effect that hands-on learning has on the spirit. It’s an awakening of sorts, and it’s affirmed daily by student feedback.
“My spirit is filled...My time here was very fulfilling in every aspect! ”
- North House Student
North House has become one of the few places in the world that fosters a community of people invested in remembering and honoring the skills
51,245 A successful spring fundraising campaign raised a record $51,245–clearly members stepped forward generously to help make North House shine!
of past generations, applying those skills today and carrying them into the future. Looking back on 2013 this becomes more evident than ever. Whether Lake Superior is sparkling with a summer breeze, or resting quiet beneath a layer of ice, students come because the story of craft is alive in every season. Indeed, more students attended classes in February than August. The concept of an “offseason” has faded as students join us year round in celebration of craft and hands-on learning.
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generation The knowledge of traditional craft is currently held in the minds and hands of few, but the few are growing in number. A key to the preservation of craft is getting our youth interested and involved.
“I sincerely hope that children...will begin a lifelong relationship with tangible creativity, and realize a direct connection to their physical environments by creating useful objects themselves.”
Last year we tried something new: woodworking instructor Paul Linden proposed a class for kids only. Co-instructed with his 12-year old son, Avery, the class covered simple woodworking skills with hand tools. The kids left with wonderful projects they had made themselves—enthusiastic success! Will they continue practicing what they learned? Only time will tell, but we’re honored to be a part of laying the groundwork.
- Paul Linden, instructor
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Understanding the landscape has always been part of the world of craft. Participants in May’s Northern Landscape Festival saw 65 bird species over the weekend! Photo by Peggy Brennan 6
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Our inaugural Boat Friends program welcomed 6 volunteer families, exchanging light boat maintenance for access to our small craft & rowing on the harbor.
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Preserving craft includes the craft of preservation. During the May Sustainability Symposium students canned 32 jars of fruit, jam and veggie pickles to fill their winter stores.
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In 2013, 14 youth groups from near and far came to North House for custom programs. Pictured here is a pizza bake with the Northrop Urban Environmental School in Minneapolis.
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Helping hands! During April’s Volunteer & Service Learning Weekend, a crew of over 50 split and stacked 4 cords of wood for the wood-fired oven, put up 2 timbered entryways on the red building, and built 1 woodshed for all that wood.
It’s a primary source of fuel on campus: we brewed 120 POUNDS of coffee in 2013–that makes right around 5400 mugs full...imagine the conversations that were shared over those steaming mugs!
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How do youth and families get a start in craft? Bread! Indeed, 147 participants dug into our “Wood-Fired Baking” public program with our trusty interns. Tasty!
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Our growing Work Study program is all part of keeping North House accessible! Enthusiastic participants put in 764 hours in 2013, making campus an ever-better place to learn.
Our maroon-sailed ambassador was busy breaking records in 2013! The schooner Hjordis welcomed 1144 passengers onto Lake Superior–including one wedding excursion! Photo by Bill Lyders
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Hand Built! Onlookers were in for a treat at June’s Wooden Boat Show during the boat parade. There were 26 boats rowed or paddled on the harbor during the parade to share appreciation of wooden watercraft. Photo by Bob Anderson
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Paddles up! At the 2013 North Shore Dragon Boat Festival North House’s 22 team members paddled hard for community (& earned a first place in their division)!
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generations “Those who guide us, who inspire us, having gone our way before, are now partners with us in building a better world. Any success we have is theirs as well as ours.” – William Coperthwaite The past year reminded us why building and celebrating community and preserving craft truly matters—we said our final goodbyes to folks who shaped and inspired North House from the beginning. Kristi Downing, raku instructor and beloved Grand Marais artist, passed away in December 2013 after a brief reoccurrence of cancer. Kristi taught raku courses in her home studio on the shore of Lake Superior for over a decade. Kristi’s laughter,
spunk and creativity will be sorely missed. North House is honored to accept donations as part of a new Kristi Downing Memorial Fund. Last year we also received the sad news that longtime friend, guest instructor and inspiring pillar of the handcraft movement, William Coperthwaite died in a car accident near his home in Maine. His book, The Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity, has served as an inspiration for North House and the traditional craft movement for many years. Many hands have made North House a reality, inspiring the school’s founders, instructors and students. As North House matures, the goodbyes will only continue—they are a reminder to honor each other always and continue in the inspiring footsteps left by members of our community.
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Magic happens on campus, and 2013 included a new outreach effort from beneath a small timber frame on the campus commons last summer. The initiative was part of our new Instructor in Residence program, and eight instructors took part throughout the summer, sharing their craft four days a week including birch bark canoe building, flintknapping, and bowl turning. Countless people stopped in their tracks to watch in wonder as they saw objects take shape before their eyes.
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“I think it gave people a greater appreciation & understanding of craft–they saw it, and it may have sparked their interest in wanting to do it.”
- Jim Sannerud, 2013 instructor in residence
Seeing these artisans at work was a first contact with handcraft for many who simply stumbled upon campus asking the question, “What is this place?” We were uniquely positioned to answer in true North House style— observers could see the North House story take shape before their eyes. Our hope - curious visitors one day return in the future to create things themselves.
Celebrating craft and community comes to life during Unplugged each September. In addition to craft demos, mini-courses and music jams, a total of 13 acts performed during three nights of music. Our thanks to Jon Vezner, NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio Show crew and all the performers.
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Building community never tasted better! We didn’t actually count, but by our estimation we baked around 2227 pizzas in the wood-fired oven last year during student potlucks, group programs and events. Photo by Layne Kennedy
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Connecting generations. During October’s Family & Intergenerational Learning Weekend students took part in 9 classes, including a felting class where 14 wooly critters took shape!
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Huge thanks to the 94 area businesses that donated items to the Points North Online Auction. A total of 164 bidders took part helping to raise $34,000 for North House.
Staff got in on the fun promoting Minnesota’s biggest giving day of the year, Give to the Max Day, Nov 14. We shared 7 reasons to give, and give you did! In a single day 205 people donated a total of $34,395 to North House.
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We sold 119 bags of popcorn during November’s Winterer’s Gathering and Arctic Film Festival. There was plenty of time to eat it during 11 speakers and 15 films, (including an outdoor film screening pictured here).
By the Numbers Total number of participants in all North House programs:
14,852
Total number of classes held in 2013:
305
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Total number of students in 2013 Total unique visitors to www.northhouse.org:
310,072
Total number of membership gifts:
991
your support matters Photo by Bill Lyders
Your membership underwrites 15% of North House Folk School’s Operating Budget, and just as importantly sends a clear message to the foundations that support us. We appreciate your strong and steady support. As North House matures we invite you to join our Legacy Giving Circle (new in 2014!) by making North House a beneficiary of your estate plan or a bequest. Please inquire for more information and sustain North House for future generations.
financials
North House Folk School’s management, along with the Board of Directors and its Finance Committee, are responsible for the fiscal responsibility and financial health of the organization. North House is committed to creating a sustainable and sound educational non-profit organization.
2013
2012
unaudited financials
audited financials
Program & Materials
443,492
438,372
Membership/Annual Support
227,316
157,505
Memorials & Restricted Gifts
17,799
8,722
Operating Grants
94,989
84,224
Special Events
111,507
125,810
School Store
107,580
97,819
2,117
13,277
$1,004,798
$925,728
Program Instruction & Resources
259,105
257,922
Wages & Benefits
313,415
270,868
Administration
27,482
13,846
Special Events
83,012
82,831
Insurance
21,282
14,644
Campus Maintenance
39,220
40,484
Communications
37,831
33,588
School Store
69,206
62,021
Mortgage Interest/Principal
17,100
17,473
Transferred to Endowment
10,000
10,000
Classroom/Capital Investments
24,545
50,000
Depreciation
37,620
37,620
Cash/Operating Reserve
20,000
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1,128
10,926
Operating Subtotal
$960,947
$902,223
Operating Net*
$43,851
$23,505
Revenue
Other Operating Subtotal
Expense
Other
* After the audit process is completed, North House’s board of directors defines how to strategically utilize any operating surplus. Examples include classroom improvements, investment in the endowment and new computers.
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our sincere thanks North House gratefully acknowledges these individuals, families, businesses and foundations for their generous involvement and support during 2013. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our records. If there are errors or omissions, please accept our apologies, and let us know how to correct our records. This list summarizes donations and support received from October 15, 2012 to December 31, 2013. major donors $25,000 and up Susan & Robert Morrison
$10,000 and up Randi Lyders & Scott Kindrick / Lois Schwob / Grand Marais State Bank / Peter Henry & Kari Wenger
$5000 and up Paul Aslanian / Bluefin Bay Resort / Bob & Brenda Gordon / Mary Levins / Jim & Cher Sulerud
$2500 to $4999 Catherine & John Schoenherr / Paul Anderson / Stephanie Fay / Lutsen Resort / Jan & Rick Neville / Lou & Inger Pignolet / Buck’s Hardware Hank / Tom Anderson / Ann & Raymond Croaston / Frank & Ann Wright / Mary & John Anderson / Sam Teragawa / Max Schlatter / Liz & Craig Aase / Phyllis Anderson / Darlene Lindsey & Karen Miljour / Anne McKinsey / Steve & Kate Surbaugh
$1000 to $2499 Janis & Dan Reuter / Edwin E. Thoreson, Inc / Jason Jacobs / Joynes Ben Franklin / Lake Superior Trading Post / North Shore Federal Credit Union / Tom & Ann Rider / Martha & Eric Williams / Carol Winter & Kirk Dornfeld / Todd Mestad / Larry & Lynn Schmitt / Peter & Carol Harris Family Fund of the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation / Greg Fangel & Liz Wagner / Art Grabowski / Jeff & Erin Huebschman / Eric Larson / Steve LeVahn / Fired Up Studio / Andrew Houlton / Steve & Wanda Keefe / Dan & Ann Mansfield / Roger & Phyllis Sherman / Jane Alexander / The J. Anderson Foundation, a Donor advised fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation / Sivertson Art Gallery / Charlie Schreier / Best Western Superior Inn & Suites / Peg & Peter Birse / Mary & Dick Brainerd / Genevieve & Julio Calvillo/ Wendy & Mark Hansen / Pat Hvidston & Roger Opp / Java Moose / Jon Weber & Jean Laing-Weber / Michele Lindsey / Kristin & Ray Majkrzak/ Charlie & Cari Mayo / Chris McKenzie / Sawbill Outfitters / Teresa & Anthony Stone / Philip & Carol Westbrook
$500 to $999 Carla Goers & Tom Iago / Layne & Martha Kennedy / Derek & Carrie Melby / Craig & Dianne Peterson / Clara Ueland & Walt McCarthy / Vienna Volante / Bert & Mary Larson / Phoebe Larson / Beth Kallio/ Bill & Mary Lou Huron / Rob & Marilyn Ilstrup / Johnson’s Foods / Thomas & Diane McEvoy / Como Oil & Propane / Jenny Delfs & Jeff Kern / Dale Ulrich & Julie Brunner / Ella’s Inn / Jim & Jody Meizelis / Angry Trout Restuarant / James Anstis / Karen & Jerry Appeldoorn / Arrowhead Electric Cooperative / LuAnn Berg / Mike & Nancy Carlson Cascade Vacation Rentals / Elisabeth Dayton / Dean & Kathy DeBroux / Dockside Fish Market / Anders & Julie Himmelstrup / Beth Jenckes / Dave & Elizabeth Lee / Hugh & Nancy Magill / Jan & Dave Morris / Nelson’s Travelers Rest / Jennifer Olson & Richard Sveum / Patty Ratelle / Barry & Diana Reicher / Russell’s Cottages / Jackson Sneve / Dr. John A. & Marsha K. Soucheray Fund / Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply / Dove & Tracey Watkin / Dan & Mary Wilkening / World’s Best Donuts
$250 to $499 Betsy Bowen Studio / Eugene & Helen Henderson / Meredith Homans / Harley & Norma Refsal / Anna Rue / Michael & Linda Finney / Amy Andersen & Tim Wilson / Tom Arneson / Linnea & Jon Asp / John & Bonita Benschoter / Marcia Everingham / Michael Evans / Art & Beth Kidd / Harold Matthews / Coralyn & Greg Koschinska / Lindsay MacIndoe & Wendy Holding / Val Ulstad & Kathy Ogle / Donna Linden & Ray DeVogel / David & Sue Hildebrand Gift Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation / Kurt Buetow & Jody Slocum / Mary & Roger Bebie / Tom & Kay Becken / Lee Brady / Myron Bursheim / Jean & Tim Cochrane / Barry & Julie Ericson / Dorothea & Randy Fritz / Don & Gerry Grant / Enid Grindland / Anne & Peter Heegaard / Lauri Jorgenson / Ken & Carol Koscik / Jane Laurence, John Wright, & Kristin Cooper / John & Madeleine MacIndoe / Craig Marble / Doug & Phyl Ostergren / Jon Reissner & Ann Ferreira / Patrick Schifferdecker & Lisa Krahn / Bill & Joyce Schoon / Mick Smuk / Hollis & Karl Stauber / Bill & Julianne Thomas / Kelly Cortez / John & Kim Wood / Richard & Gretchen Wunderlich / Val & Laura Zaborowski / Jim & Betty King / Lee & Lynda Dietrich / Russ & Kathleen Viton / Mark & Sophia Anema / Arrowhead Pharmacy / Helen Bing / Blue Water Café / Clearwater Lodge & Outfitters / James Clinton / Garrett Conover / Cook County Whole Food Coop / Croftville Road Cottages / Tim Eaton / Chuck & Jan Engebretson / Gunflint Lodge / Gunflint Motel - Outback Solar / Steve Hoaglund / Robert Jacobs / Bob & Kathy Kulus / Karen Littlefield / Efrat Livny / Lutsen Mountains/Papa Charlie’s Restaurant / MacArthur House Bed & Breakfast / Jim & Fawn Master / Mike’s Holiday Station Store / Judy Miner / Bob Murphy & Ellen Cooke / Micheal Myszewski / Nor ’ Wester Lodge & Outfitters / Phyllis & Dick Parker / Pincushion B&B / Ann Possis / Bob Rick & Joanne Oyen / Teri Takehiro & Mark Hansell / Kelly & Bob Thompson-Frater / Judy Trousdell / James Vadis / Tom & Angie Wagner / Llyd Wells / Craig & Karin Westgate / White Pine North / Skip Wilke
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$100 to $249 Michael Bailey / Laura Heiman / Reid & Anne Lindquist / Jay & Pat Amato / Oz & Jean Anderson / Jane Aslanian / Bob & Mary Brindley / Harold Carlson / Melvin Carlson / Ken DeKam / Scott Devor & Karen Zimmer / Larry & Ann Downing / Ebe & Carla Dyck / John Fugelso / Debbie Fuller / Sylvia Gerbl & Betsey Blake / Glenn & Chelly Gilyard / Grand Marais Lioness Club / Joanne Groten / Peter Hart / Theresa & Brendan Henehan / Mike Hero & Marie Westerman / David & Mary Herr / John Hovanec / George & Gail Huschle / Kent Jones & Nick Vavrichek / Dave & Holly Jorde / Joe & Georgia Kandiko / John Kisch / David & Lori Krieger / Richard & Joyce Lamb / Jana & Mike Larson / Karalyn Littlefield / Nick & Susie Lott / Linda Miller / Jon Nelson / Robert Nesheim & Marlys Johnson / Janet Olfelt / Loanne Olson / Roger & Consie Powell / Dave & Linda Prinsen / Sarah Quimby / Mark & Susan Richardson / Ron & Carolyn Rude / Bryan & Darlene Schmidt / Chuck & Kathryn Scott / Doug Scott / Sheila Smith & Perry McGowan / Fred & Fran Smith / Robert Smith & Cydney Weiland / Larry Sorenson / Jan & Paul Wicklund / Ken & Donna Wielinski / Greg & Jeanne Wright / Mike & Barb Youngquist / Virginia & David Hahn / Tom & Laura Patterson / Don & Lois Quest / Anita Anderson / Kelly Dupre & Jeff Stork / Brian Goodno & Joan Gardner-Goodno / Mark Prazak / Larry Wiesner / David Hagen & Elizabeth Hinske / Paul & Linda Harvey / James Banks & Susan Bakkemo Banks / David Berg / Marjorie Bjornstad / John & Barb Bottger / Susan & Brian Darley-Hill / Jon & Carol Farchmin / Hillary Freeman & Carol Mork / Jan & John Green / Anne Harvel & Don McClung / Randy & Debbie Holmes / Allen Holzhueter & Kate Hartman / Siri & Todd Hustad / Lowell Johnson / Rebecca Koscik / Susan & David Kroska / Thomas Lahmers / Brad & Michele Langley / Dave & Lorrie MacGillivray / Gwendolyn & Frank Neumann / Jane & David Piepgras / Kathy Rice / Mary Beams / Jane & Phil Rollins / Kathy & Chuck Rundquist / Ewa & Anders Rydaker / Michael Sampson & Cathy Nevers / Kathi Spaeth / Barbara Swadburg & Jim Kurle / Don & Wildie Swanson / Chris Tooley / Sue Weber / Jack & Kate Weyrens / Mary Kate & David Welch / Betsy Whirley / Emilie & John Zasada / Cascade Lodge / Mangy Moose Motel / Outpost Motel / Mark Larson & Mary Kennedy / Steve Schack / Kathy Weber & Larry Paulson / Axelson Family / William Dikel / Paul Egeland / Adam & Mica Harju / Deborah & James Ingebretsen / Jerri & Steve Johnson / Ricky, Colleen & Eric King / Jeff Mullinix / Dawn Schilling / Steve & Jeanne Tanamachi / Rainbow Trout / Gery & Carole Wendt / Rebecca & Jim Wiinanen / Karen Ellingson & Graham Butler / John Bailey / Devil’s Track Cabins / David & Bonnie Buzza / Tracy Cullen & Scott Husby / Todd Petzel & Kathleen Dressel / John & Sandi Reed / Cathie Smith & Joe Kutcher / Pat Braasch / Howard & Joan Abrahamson / Douglas Affinito / Ray Ahrens / Gretchen & Bob Amis / Bart Anderson / Charles Anderson / KD Athow & Greg Brown / Carey Bagdassarian / Carla & Daryl Batalden / Tracy Benson & Pete Kavanaugh / John Bergstrom & Nancy Hanson / Katarina Bibova / Steve & Shelley Birkeland / Michele Bliss / Paul & Judith Bodmer / Borealis Fermentery / Eric Bowen / Roy & Patricia Bower-Jernigan / Anne Brady / Clark & Mia Bremer / John & Mari Buzza / Campbell Lumber / Paul & Tracy Cardinal / Katy & Chris Carlson / J Catron / Mark Catron / Jonathan Chester & Heidi Zettel / Dennis & Mickey Chick / Tom & Donna Christensen / Jo Ellen Christiansen / John Clayburgh / Sandy & Peter Cochrane / Karen Coon
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$100 to $249 (cont’d...) Lew & Sandy Coronis / Anne Dietterich / John Dinges / Mary Dragich & John Pastor / Joyce & Don Elvestrom / Henry Emmons & Jane Bflockhus / Bruce Engebretson / Michael Evans / Aslaug & Jerr y Fallon / Jim Galloway / Lilla Gidlow / Elaine & John Giebenhain / Jim & Sandy Gilbert / Jon & Mary Gislason / Jim Goodwin / Willie & Marilyn Gorham / Mary Graf / Grand Portage Lodge & Casino / Mary Grau & Allan Rosenwald / William & Linda Griffith / Gun Flint Tavern / Bob & Diane Hagstrom / Liz Halloran & David Klett / Carla & Marshall Hansen / Ilona & Dave Harju / Kim & Robert Hei / Gregory Heide / Jeanne Heitz / Karen Helland / Mary Heltsley / John & Julie Henricksson / Carl & Sue Henrikson / Steven Holli / Dean & Mary Ann Honetschlager / Tyler Howell / Jeanne Jacobson / Peter Jansen / Stephan Jennebach / Dwayne & Becky Johnson / Ken & Donna Jones / Norman Jones / Rozanne Junker / Penny & Maureen Kennealy / Paul Kosmerl / Larry & JoAnn Krause / Cathy & Todd Kromer / Judy Lathrop / Joni Leinonen / Thomas Lentz / Howard & Mary Lou Loomis / Steve Lukas / Jeffrey Marcolina / Penny Marsh & John Klyce / Rachel Matney / Catherine McBride / Walt McCarthy / Dennis & Kathleen McCauley / Pat & Diane McCullough / Regine Meissner / Charlie Meyer / Gerald Michaud / Steve Michaud / Ran Miner / Michael & Mary Mishou / Tom Moore & Cindy Johnson / Kurt & Mary Mueller / Bev Murphey & John Hung / Sam Murphy / Michael Nation / Chris & Nicki Nelson / Sandra & Carl Nelson / Mary & Hugh Norsted / Paul Obrestad / Louise Ostergren / Lorrie & Phil Oswald / Dan Palmer / Gerry Palmer / Adam Pavek / Bill & Janet Powell / Ron & Marian Prazak / Thurman & Annette Rasmussen / Judy & Gene Rayburn / Jeffrey & Sherri Reihle / Todd Rhoades & Terri Cermak / Barbara & John Risken / Patrick Robins / Karen & Tom Rognsvoog / Bob Rohlfsen / Nate Roiger / Murray Roscoe / Tim Rowoldt / Steven Rozell / Susan Scherer / Tom & Ann Schroeder / John & Lynne Severson / Dale & Rhoda Sharpee / Beth & Pat Shockey / G. Richard Slade / Cathy Sletten / Curtis Sloan & Helen Duritsa / Mary Kaye Snell / Solbakken Resort / Jeff Sooy / Mary Sorensen & Rena Rogers / Grant Springer / Ruby & Jim Starr / Stephen & Suzanne Steinhagen / Glenn Strid / Dick & Bonnie Swanson / Sweetgrass Cove / Kevin & Julie Tanner / Philip Teeter / Lowell Tews / Jeff & Robin Thomford / Chris Thorson & Lara Etnier / Kathleen Timberlake / Susan Timmerman & Harry Kempert / Jerry Tjelle / Dennis & Connie Tooley / Dave & Barb Tuttle / Theresa Vaughan / Phil Martin & Maggie Vogel-Martin / Jim & Sandy Waletzko / Kay & Don Wall / Larry & Marilyn Wannebo / Bob & Linda Watson / John & Gracy Waugh / Jonathan & Billie Waugh / Kris Wegerson & John Ipsen / Patricia White / Evan Williams / Allen & Lindy Wilson / Janann Winburn / Leesa & John Wisdor f / Barb Wolle & Elger Lorenzsonn / Larry Wright / Ingrid Young / Daniel Zimmermann & Kim Christensen / Kate Zuckerman
regular donors $50-$99 Grand Marais Pharmacy / Last Chance Studio & Gallery / Liz Sivertson & John Gruber / Chel Anderson & John Alt / Patrick Enderle / Kathy & Gerald Buhaug / Sharon & Malcolm Mitchell / Kaitlyn Bohlin / Philis & Wayne Anderson / Roger & Dotie Anderson / Brian Ayers / David
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$50 to $99 (cont’d...) Cooper / David & Susan Cudden / Steven & Fabian Dahlberg / Sarah Flotten / Steve & Annette Funari / Lawrence Pitsch & Gail GresserPitsch / Amanda Hand & Garry Michael / Meredithe Hedenstrom / Peter, Marlowe, Jakobi, Seth Heinrichs / Lisa Hensel / Charles & Carol Jahn / Bob Klingberg & Roxanne Beseman / Nathan & Joni Kristenson / Katherine Krumwiede / John Lauber & Elizabeth Lincoln / Philip LeBrun / Lindsay Lee & Lee Zieke / Paul & Barbara MacGregor / Jack, Jamiah, Leaf, Robin Mahoney / Tom McCann & Nancy Haarmeyer / Brenda & Greg Nethery / Jim Ouray / Cathryn Peters / Milan & Carolyn Schmidt / Lynn & Thomas Schwiebert / Laurie & Lyle Spry / Elli Sundholm & Wilber Miller / Richard & Jennie Swenson / Timothy Tracy / Don & Lynn Watson / Jeff Wilt / Kenneth Zimmer / Carmel DeMaioribus / Tina Fung Holder / Marsha & Bruce Kaehne / Paul & Gloria Christensen / Jared & Mary Herbert / Barbara Hokanson / Merlyn & Linda Kiel / Brenda Menier / Anne Norris / Christopher Saur / Pat Sawert / Mike Sorrell & Amy Frederick / Dawn & Larry Aasen / George Abrahams & Marty Smith / Betty Abrahamson / Jeff & Deb Alexander / Mark & Donna Anderson / Phil Anderson / Phil & Karna Anderson / John Andreasen / Doug & Theresa Andrus / Paul Anselmo / Mary Appel / Carol Appleton / Art House Bed & Breakfast / Sandy & Joel Aslanian / Tom & Michele Baer / Beverly Balos & Mary Lou Fellows / Tim & Berta Bauer / Verna Beaver / Tom & Coleen Behm / Jim & Patricia Beilke / John Beltman & Terry O’Brien / Don & Margaret Bendig / Betty Bergstedt / William & Bethel Blank / Jenny Blashko / Pieper Bloomquist / Colleen Bohlin / Jeanne Bourquin & Peter Pestalozzi / Gerard Breen / David & Anita Brensinger / Nedetta & Dick Buchheit / Judy Budreau & Dick Osgood / Nicola Burns-Symons / Mark & Barbara Buswell / Dick Butler / Joshua Capps / Greg & Sue Carlson / Roger & Janet Carlson / Stephen & Ellen Casey / Dennis & Sedna Chilcote / Brooke Christie / Chuck’s Barber Shop / Molly Clay / James & Lindsay Cleary / Coldwell Banker Northshore / Jane Covart / Lesley Ananda Curthoys / Marcia Cushmore & Hazel Belvo / Katie Davidson / Robin & Kent Davidson / Benda & Gary Davis / Norman & Jean Davis / Allan, Marnie & Charlie Davisson / Chase Dawkins / Jeanne Debbink / Todd DeFoe & Keiko Satomi / Jonda Delozier & Scott Fredell / Jill & Charles DeWitt/ Wurrey / Daniel Domeier / Daryl & Dennis Donath / Kevin & Beth Dooley / Bill Dvorak / John Eaton / Karl Egge / Scott & Jan Ellingson / Beth Empire & Kevin Kinney / Donald & Deanna Engen / Deb English / Dick & Nancy Enstad / Liz Etnier / Trudy Farrell / Holly & Kenneth Findley / Keith & Sharon Fleischauer / Sherry Flint / Carolyn Fritz / Jessa & Eric Frost / Craig Futterer & Terri Simard / Kandise & Paul Garrison & Fish / Ted & Marcie Gephart / Sally & Bill Giese / Paul Glander / Paul Goodnature / Mark & Katya Gordon / Tom Hall / Pauline & Bob Halvorson / Glen & Donna Hambleton / David & Danve Hanks / Regina Harris / Caron Hassen / Diana Hatchitt / Kip, Aaron & Chico Hathaway / Herb Hedstrom / Thelma Hedstrom / Grey Helvey / Gary Hennes / Peter & Amy Henrikson / Keith & Torild Homstad / Penny Horton / Michael & JoAnn Huss / Gary Ilstrup / Ross & Joanne Jacobsen / Steven Jaskowiak / Jay ’s Heating & Plumbing / Jan Johansen / David & Kari Johnson / Mark & Mary Johnson / Maggie Jones & Bruce Nowlin / Anna Keck & Jason Lindsey / Joanne Kellner / Gayle Kelly / Larry & Vicki Kelson / Kevin Kinney / Val Knudsen /
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$50 to $99 (cont’d...) John Kremer & Jennifer Young / Kati Kristenson / Pat & Phil Kruse / Nathanael Kuenzli / Betsy Kuleta / Scott Kyle / Lake Superior Timber Framing / Peter Lamb / Jeff & Nancy Larson / Ken Larson / Tanya Laurer / Connie & J.D. Lehr / Suzanne LeRoy / Jerry & Joan Lilja / Paul Linden & Maggie Evans / Maxene & Roger Linehan / Doug Livingston / Carol Logemann / Constance Makela / Ken Malkovich / Robert Marovelli / Art Martin / Sandy McAllister & John Dyer / Deborah McKnight / Mary Jo Mettler / Chad Miller / Mary Miller / Harris Mills / Yvonne Mills / Pamela & Bill Mittlefehldt / David & Dedie Moore / Ted Moores & Janny Padelford / Gail Murton & Doug Connell / Gigi Nauer & Robin Raudabaugh / Dr. Connie Nelson / Floyd Nelson / Bruce Nicholas / Bruce Nichols / Mark & Karen Niedermier / Karen & Leonard Nordstrom / Aliza & Alan Novacek-Olson / Carmela Nyemetz & Paul Danicic / Lon Olsen / Tessa Olson / Linda Olson & Wendy Wohlwend / Karen Orr / Bill Ostrom / Steve & Bev Palmquist / Cheryl Paschke / Michael Petersen / Jay Peterson / Mark & Mary Peterson / Joseph Pikul / Benjamin Pries / Dan Prill & Katherine Krumwiede / Court Queen / Peter & Krin Rauen / Charly Ray & Julie Buckles / Karren & Bruce Ray / Connie Razmus / Jerry Rengo / Ellen Richard / Don & Gale Ring / Tom & Andrea Robbins / Karina & Mike Roth / Teresa Rothausen-Vange / Wendy & Jason Saliin-Wall / Mary & Doug Sanders / Jim & Nancy Sannerud / Ray Scherer / Jeanne Schleh / Peter Scholtz / William Schreifels / Dave & Nancy Seaton / Deborah Secor / Tib Shaw / Chuck & Judy Shepard / Phil Simonson / Mark Slemp / Larry Sorensen / Laird Sourdif / Karen Sprinkle / Mary & Bernard Stanke / David Steiler / Paul & Joanne Stohl / Duncan Storlie / Mary Stunkard / Sandy & Al Taenzer / Doug Thomas & Carol Zazubek / Edi & Roland Thorstensson /Amy, Andy, Ellie, Annika Tix / Jane Truhlar / Tom Van Cleve & Bruce Stahly / Kathy & Bill Vanderwall / Sam Vevang & Katie Frerker / Beth Voss / Gary & Linda Wagenbach / Bob Walker / Kate Watson / Lou Ann & Joseph Weflen / Michon Weingartner / David, Mary Kate & Morgan Welch-Weyrens / Roberta Weltzin / Dyke & Katie Williams / Allen Windhorn / David Wolf / Adam Wood / Nathan Woodford / Kristi York / William Youmans / Jerry & Jackie Young / Monica Zanotti / Kathleen Zappia
up to $49 Anonymous / A Room of One’s Own / Sue Abrahamsen / Roger Abrahamson / Adirondack Folk School / Larry, Marcia & Joel Adler / Emmalee Agnew / Kathy Ahlers / Pam Albin / Carolyn Allard / James Allen / Joanne Alt / Brad & Carol Anderson / Robert & Linda Anderson / Gordon Andersson / Ian & Rachel Andrus / Jim & Judy Arnold / Joseph Aschenbrenner / David Ashford / Kristine Askholm / Backlund Realty, LLC / Jim & Donna Backus / Stephanie Barr / Shirley Barthel / John & Beth Beams / Richard Bednar / Becca Bell / Karl & Diane Benda / Laura Bennett / Chris Berthelsen / Traudi Bestler / Jan Bilden / Jeff Birch / Tom Birkeland & Romina Montanari / Emery & Bernadette Blakeley / Trent Blomquist / Marshall & Susan Bohlin / Kathy & Ed Bolstad / Judith Bonhiver / Nancy Borson / A J Fred Boulay / Elise Bouvy / Sarah Bowman / Belvel Boyd / Myrtle Brandvold / Grace Brogan / Grace Brogan & John Kamman / Cara Bucciarelli / Buck’s Radio Shack / Jerry & Martine Bunting / Maureen
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up to $49 (cont’d...) Burnett / Stephen & Loretta Bye / Rebecca Carlson / John & Kate Catron / Elizabeth & Richard Charbonneau / Marcella Chester / Jonathan Childers / James & Anne Cisek / Van Conrad / Jonathan & Emily Cool Greener / Joan Costello / Kay Costello / Mary Cowan / Allison Cunningham / Bill & Judy Curtis / Elaine Dacken / Paul Dahlen / Carol d’Alise / Brian Dallmann / Heather Darwish / Wade Davick / Martha Davidsohn / Tim, Katie & Cooper Dawson / Regan & James DeFranza / Ann Delgehausen / Devil Track Lake Home / Willem Dijstelbergen / Joan Dimick & Neal Bibelhausen / Liang Ding / Don & Sue Dittus / Ben & Liz Doornbos / Tess Dornfeld / Beth Dow / Carolyn Dry / Mary Dunning / Margaret Eaves-Smith / Julie Eckman / Steve & Ruthie Edlund / Cindy Edwards / Roberta Edwards / Mike & Wendy Egan / Steve Ehlscheid / Tamera & Jonathon Eirten / Joe Encolono / Kathryn Enright / Mary Erickson / Ginny Estridge / Edward Evans / Tom Everett / Anna Falcioni / Joan Farnam / Jasmine Mastel-Lipson & Taylor Fay / Galen Finnerty / Michael Finney / Denny Fitzpatrick & Maryl & Buddy Skinner / Becky Flaherty / Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison / Mark & Michelle Flynn / Linda Forsland / Rev Sherri Frederikson / Jim Gallagher / John Ganoe / Bill & Shelly Gardner / Michael & Kristin Garey / K Gaworecki / Ann Giere Krane / Greg Gilbert / Mel Gillund / Donna Goodlaxson / Bari & Avron Gordon / Rebecca Gramdor f / Bob Greenberg / Andrea Griffith / Carol Grim / Sarah Groninger / Justus Grunow / Ken Guenthner / Carin Gulstrand / Charles Gunder / Jan Haertel / Ted Haland / Terry Hamp / Linda Hanson / Diane Harder / Inna Hays / Jon & Lois Hedman / Stephen Heebink / Tim Heil / Maggie Helms / Ann Hendricks / Wayne Hensche / Kim Herrick / Wendell & Elaine Herron / Selena Hilemon / Daniel Hnilicka / Hannah & Sven Hoaglund / Sherry Hocker / Mark Hodge & Anne DeMuth / Heidi Hohmann / Colleen Hollinger / Jock Holmen / Eileen Holz / Lara Homa / Laurie, David & Theo Hougen-Eitzman / Jason Hovatter / Charlie Howe / Erik Howells / Hungry Jack Outfitters / Maland & JoEllen Hurr / Sarah Hustad / Jay Hutchinson / Mary Icenhour / Cory Ingram / Glen & Roxanne Jablonka / Jackson House / Jeff Jackson & Eva Price / Emily Jacobsma / Jim & Mary Jahnke / Frances Jarchow / Fran Jauquet / Dusty Jenkins / Geraldine Jensen / Janet Jensen / Durrae Johanek / Rita & Steve Johnsen / Doug Johnson / Janet Johnson / Karen Johnson / Lia Johnson / Amy Jonason / Kah-Nee -Tah Gallery & Cottages / Lori Karau / Jason Katz / Celeste Kawulok / Joanne Kaye /Mary Keller & Josh Reynolds / Rick Kemmer / Tia Keobounpheng / Brian Keogh / Sarah Keuper / Melissa King / Tom King / Kathy Kippley / Sue Kirchhoff / Stephen Kisor / Peter Kleinhenz / David & Susan Kobos / BJ & John Kohlstedt / Mel Kolstad / David & Mary Kraxner / Gary Krueger / Jodell & Michael Kruse / Julie Kuchinski / Sherry & Wayne Kutter / Elise Kyllo / Solfrid Ladstein / Lynn & Bob LaFollette / Cheryl Larsen / Leif Larsen / Phoebe Larson / John Lassen / Julie Latterell / Marie Laudeman / Del & Lorrie Leaf / Jill Legault / David Liden & Martha Owen / Jim Liechty / Lindy Lind / Maria Lindberg / Shirley Lindgren / Rolf & Layne Lindquist / Helen Loing / Meredith Lorig / Mark Lovig / Lund’s Motel & Cottages / Gary & Ann Mabbott / Gerry Machkovech / Leida Mae / Susan Maijala & Beth Olson / Jim & Grace Mandle / Sharron Mankus / Brooke Manley / Matthew Marchioni / Merle Mark / Sandra & Ronnie Markovich / Bonnie Marron / Robb Martin / Brian & Bridgit Maruska / Sherri &
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up to $49 (cont’d...) Jerry McCallson / Beth McClain / Sean McDermott / Erin Mcintyre / Heather McLeod & Arno Kalbus / Terry & Judy Meath / Gregg Menning / Larry Merrill / David & Lail Michelson / Jim Mielke / Anne & David Miller / David Miller / Don Miller / Michael & Marilyn Miller / Karine Moe / Peter & Rosalie Molenda / Mary Ann Moore / Jolene Moreland / Cyndi Morrison / Mary Morrison / Deb Morse / Deb Morse / Paul Moss / Sally Moyce / Vincent Muehe / George Munkwitz / Sharon Munkwitz / Rita Murphy / Hyla & Arnold Napadensky / Lori & Bob Neises / Kurtis Nelson / Melissa Nemeth / Matt Nesheim / Jana Nichols / Shawn Nichols / Fred & Kay Nordeen / David Noreen / Marlys Nygren / Courtney & Jean Nystuen / Dave O’Donnell / Jeanette Olson / Mark Olson / Emily Onello / Michelle Orcutt / Becca Or f / OCA Organic Consumer ’s Association / Steve & Penny Ortmann / Scott & Christine Ostern / Carol Ouellette / Emma Pardini / Bret Parkhill / Cody Perkins / Kay & Jerry Peters / John & Mary Peterson / Rolf & Candy Peterson / Marti Phillips / Courtney Pickering / Ann Pifer / Sandi Pillsbury-Gredzens / Susan Plankis / Philip Platt / Phil Plumbo / Jan Pohlen / Carol Poore / Julia Postigo-Rombola / Eleva Potter / Braidy Powers / Jacalyn Prentice / The Prestegaard Family Fund / Sherry Pritz / Barry Rackner / Anthony Radtke / Gregory Raffio / Timothy Raffio / Amy Ratajczak / Mike Ratkowski / Stephen Raymond / Louise & Dave Reavis / Martin Refsal / T R Reiner / Tsavo Renemeyer / Kathleen Richards / Muriel Ripley / Stephenie Ritchey / Sarah Robinson / John & Barb Rolf / Ellen Root / Ken Rusk / Ann & Wayne Russ / Suzanne Russell Parker / Anne & Allie Rykken / Kathy Sagerberg / Dennis & Gloria Sandberg / Mark Sateren / Mike Schelmeske & Myra Theimer / Cecilia Schiller / Paula & Peter Schreier / Todd Schwartz / Jonathon Scully / Collin & Cindy Seifert / Bonnie Selje / Gene & Kathleen Severens / Rich Sill / John Silliman / Bob Simonson / Matt Simpson / Doris Sivertson / Claire Skochinski / Susan Skrien / Gene Slettedahl / Jennifer Sly / Brian Smith / Derek Smith / Ruth Smith / Terrence & Marge Smith / Johanna Sparrman & Dustin Johnson / Roy & Judy Steinbrecher / Jan & Chuck Stenson / Vasant Sukhatme / L. Ann Sullivan / Superior North Outdoor Center / Linda Swenson / Rueben Swenson / Sandra & Charles Swenson / James Taddeo / Sandy Tanck / Will Tanner / Mark Telshaw / Cooper & Erika Ternes / Paul Thiboutot & Diana Postlethwaite / Hank & Barb Thomas / John & Pat Thomas / Sue Thorson / Roger Thrun / Terry Timm / Charles Tindell / Gene & Lucy Tokheim / Linda Tollefson / Margit & Roald Tormondsen / Gerry Traczyk / Craig Tunstall / Judith Van Dyne / David & Catharine Van Nostrand / Jeffrey Vanderhorst / Amy VanNocker / Jim Voytilla / Eleanor & Jerry Waha / John & Debbie Walker / Tom Wall / Wedgewood Motel / Ted & Eileen Weinberg / Joe Welch / Matt Wendt / Lawrence White & Christine Pfaff / Anita White / Virginia Wickman / Jane Wilson / Scott & Talon Wilson / Thurman & Tanya Windham / Cheryl & Larry Winter / Molly Wortham / Megan Wrona / Justine Young / Keely Young-Dixon
other gifts and in-kind donations Al Heath / Rick Backstrom / Chris Steele / Craig & Dianne Peterson / Craig Zoellner / Dave & Linda Prinsen / David Noreen / Fred Livesay / Fred Winters / Gerry Phelan / Helen Loing / Howard & Mary Lou Loomis / Janet & Richard Robertson / Jason Hovatter / Jeanne Kogl /
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other gifts and in-kind donations (cont’d...) Jim & Nancy Sannerud / Jim Liechty / Jock Holmen / Joseph Mott / Julie Ingebretsen / Karen & Tom Rognsvoog / Kathy Kippley / Kelly Dupre / Lois Schwob / Lorel Powell / Mary & Jim Schliep / Mary Jane Griffin / Mary Kaye Snell / Pam Doris / Roger Abrahamson / Ted & Eileen Weinberg / Ted & Marcie Gephart / Tom Westby / A Room Of One’s Own Personal Retreat Center / Angry Trout Cafe / Ann Tessneer / Art House B+B / Aspen Lodge - Grand Marais / Best Western Superior Inn & Suites / Betsy Bowen Studio / Bill & Janet Powell / Bluefin Bay on Lake Superior / Boundary Country Trekking / Bryan Hansel Photography / Buck Benson / Cascade Lodge on Lake Superior / Cascade Vacation Rentals / Chez Jude Catering & Cooking School / Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center / Clearwater Lodge / Cobblestone Cove Villas / Como Oil & Propane / Cook County News Herald / Cook County Whole Foods Co-op / Croftville Road Cottages / Crooked Spoon Cafe / Danny Thompson / Dave & Jan Morris / Dave & Gerri Hanson / David Hagen & Elizabeth Hinske / Dean Farnum / Dick & Nancy Enstad / Eagle Ridge Resort / East Bay Suites / Ella’s Inn / Eric & Tracy Moshier / Gene & Lucy Tokheim / Grand Marais Art Colony / Grand Marais Lions Club / Grand Marais Liquor Store / Grand Marais Playhouse / Grand Marais Wellness Center / Gunflint Hills Golf Course / Gunflint Lodge / Gunflint Mercantile / Harbor House Grille / Harbor Inn / Harley & Norma Refsal / Heavy Duty Sewing / Hollow Rock Resort (Grand Portage Band) / Hungry Jack Lodge / Ian Andrus / Jackson House / Jackson Sneve / Janis & Dan Reuter / Jean & Tim Cochrane / Jim & Patricia Beilke / Jim Foley / John Gordum / John Peirce / Jon Vezner / Joynes Ben Franklin / Judi & Peter Barsness / Kathy Kippley / Lake Superior Trading Post / Larry Schmitt / Layne Kennedy / Lloyd Kahn / Lonnie Dupre / Lou & Inger Pignolet / Lou Pignolet Bowls / Lutsen 99er / Lutsen Mountains / Lutsen Resort / Maple Hill Sugarbush / Mark Slemp / Mary Boyle Anderson & John Anderson / Mary Jo Synnot / Mike Schelmeske / My Sister ’s Place / Neil Sherman / New Scenic Cafe / Norman & Printha Moe / North Shore Expeditions / North Shore Music Association / Nor ’ Wester Lodge & Outfitters / Pat Hvidstron & Roger Opp / Paul & Jean Groben / Philip & Carol Westbrook / Philis Anderson / Pincushion Bed & Breakfast / Raven’s Beak Design / Richard Webb / Rob Wells / Sawbill Canoe Outfitters, Inc / Scott Devor & Karen Zimmer / Shoreline Inn / Sivertson Gallery / Steve Lambrides / Steve Ortmann / Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply / Superior National at Lutsen / Superior North Outdoor Center / Sur fside on Lake Superior / Susan & Philip Lund / Sydney ’s Frozen Custard / Tall Tale Yarn Shop / The Inn at Terrace Point / The Pie Place Cafe / Tina Fung Holder / Tom Hall / Trout Lake Resort / Vienna Volante / Water ’s Edge Trading / Wild Country Maple Syrup / Windigo Lodge & Campground
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foundations & funders McKnight Foundation / Flora Family Foundation / Christine Bressers Supplemental Needs Trust / Blue Heron Fund / Minnesota State Arts Board / Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation / Fenner Family Foundation / Doug & Phyllis Ostergren Family Fund of The St. Paul Foundation / Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation / Lutheran Community Foundation / Peter and Carol Harris Family Fund of the DuluthSuperior Area Community Foundation
unplugged xii saturday night performers Jon Vezner / Matraca Berg & Jeff Hanna / Andrew Walesch / Tom Paxton / Jonathan Brown
matching gifts Ameriprise Financial Advisor / IBM / JP Morgan / Dell / McDonalds Corp / Disciplined Growth Investors / Prudential / Stanley Black & Decker / GiveMN.org / Bank of America / Thrivent Financial Foundation for Lutherans / General Mills Foundation
board of directors President Vice President Treasurer Secretary
Lou Pignolet Dave Morris Paul Aslanian Mary Anderson
Members at Large Buck Benson / John Bergstrom / Nancy Burns John Farchmin / Rob Ilstrup / Layne Kennedy Scott Kindrick / Jana Larson / Anne McKinsey Kathy Rice / Steve Surbaugh / Martha Williams
staff Executive Director Greg Wright Program Director Office Manager Kay Costello Store Manager Facility Manager Russ Viton Comm Manager Development Mgr Kaitlyn Bohlin Classroom Coord Office Assistants Kathleen Viton / Cindy Hansen Program Interns Kyle “Lindy� Lind / Angela Robins 23
Jessa Frost Mica Harju Kate Watson Matt Nesheim
The mission of the North House Folk School is: to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.
North House Folk School PO Box 759 500 West Highway 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604
NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 1003 DULUTH MN 55805