About the Event
Join Ojibwe artist Dana Trickey, a White Earth tribal member from Minnesota, as she teaches the traditional art of birchbark basket weaving. Choose from one of two day classes where you will work hands-on to craft your very own basket alongside Trickey, who will demonstrate various techniques. Trickey will source birchbark herself by foraging from woodlands areas. Be sure to sign up quickly—attendance slots are limited, and are granted on a first-come, first-served basis!
Native communities highly value birch basket weaving as a means of decoration, demonstrating social status, expressing care for family members and in trade. Trickey learned many skills in addition to birchbark weaving from the White Earth Reservation, including traditional Ojibwe quillwork and other techniques.
COST
$50 per person
Society members?receive a 10% discount, please verify your membership where prompted to receive discount at check out.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Know Before You Go & Accessibility
- The museum store is open during operating hours.
- If weather allows, this workshop will take place outdoors, guests are encouraged to come prepared for an outside experience (clothes, sunscreen, bug spray, etc.)
- Box lunch will be provided.
- Restrooms and water fountains are available on site.
- The site will remain open rain or shine, except on a gale day.
- No pets are allowed. Service animals are permitted.
- Because of the historic nature of the buildings, not all areas are ADA accessible.
- Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact the site directly at 715-747-2415 or madelineisland@wisconsinhistory.org.
Contact
For more information, please contact the box office at 608-264-4848 or boxoffice@wisconsinhistory.org.
About the Location
A visit to the Madeline Island Museum is an adventure through time, exploring the stories of the diverse peoples who have called the island home. Your immersive self-guided tour traverses four historic structures that combine to form the heart of this modern museum featuring fascinating artifacts and engaging exhibits telling Ojibwe, French, British and American stories. Explore the historic buildings that comprise the modern museum, each exploring the diverse cultures that have called Madeline Island home throughout history. Experience Indigenous life, the fur trade, logging, boat building, fishing, missionary activity, immigrant life and much more.
