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Annual North House Folk School Wooden Boat Show Trip Report

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After a year lapse due to the pandemic, the North House Folk School held its annual Wooden Boat Show again. My kid, who is six, wanted to go with me to see it, so we went early in the morning before the crowds showed up. Because he is six, he isn’t eligible for the vaccine, yet. While our county is over 70% vaccinated, in the summer most of the people here are tourists. We didn’t want to take a risk. I also didn’t take any time to talk to anyone about their boats. Instead, I’ll present a gallery of the wood boats that were there this year.

The Pilgrim also sailed to Grand Marais from Russia and was here for the show. You can listen to an interview with the captain online at WTIP. P.s. I was on the same show talking about my recent Boundary Waters trip where I followed a route from 1879.

The North House always has fun crafts around as well. Here are two that I found interesting.

I hope you found these photos as interesting as I found the wooden boats this year. Hopefully next year will be more normal.

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Bryan Hansel is a freelance writer, award-winning photographer and a former American Canoe Association L4 Open Water Coastal Kayaking Instructor. His home port is on Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota. He also teaches photography workshops.

One Comment

  • Chris Norbury

    Such beautiful boats! Thanks for sharing. My dad built a redwood-strip canoe back in 1966 that I thought was a work of art, but it pales in comparison to those masterpieces.

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