Traditional Ojibwe Snowshoe Lacing

Name: Traditional Ojibwe Snowshoe Lacing
Start: 2025-04-04T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-04T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 209 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, United States, Minnesota 55731

Schedule

Fri Apr 04 2025 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

209 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, United States, Minnesota 55731 | Ely, MN

Register here: https://elyfolkschool.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/elyfolkschool/event.jsp?event=15102&
Friday-Sunday, April 4th-6th, 2025
Friday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuition: $195
Materials: $125
In this three-day class students will lace snowshoes that will last for generations. The Ojibwe-style snowshoe kit provides Minnesota made white ash frames, tubular nylon lacing, instruction booklet, and lamp wick bindings. These traditional snowshoes are more adaptable to differing snow conditions than modern aluminum snowshoes. Taught by Peta Barrett, owner of Women’s Wilderness Discovery based out of Ely, MN, students also learn how to put the finishing touches on their snowshoes at home. Peta will share resource information for purchasing outdoor spar urethane to finish and protect the snowshoes, tips for maintaining them, and styles of bindings you may wish to purchase in the future.
Please bring a pencil, 12” ruler, sharp scissors or knife, a butane lighter. These supplies can be provided by the Ely Folk School at student request.
Registration closes March 14th in order to gather materials on time.
About your instructor: Peta Barrett is an avid outdoors woman with 30+ years of wilderness trail experience leading groups in the BWCAW in all seasons, currently through her business, Women's Wilderness Discovery. She has had a life-long appreciation for the outdoors! Born and raised Minnesotan, she has always hunted, fished, camped, hiked, biked, paddled, and explored the outdoors.