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Make Birch Bark Holiday Ornaments at Mille Lacs Indian Museum

Create ornaments from natural materials including birch bark during a two-day workshop on Dec. 5 and 6. The workshop is held from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Mille Lacs Band Member Joyce Shingobe will lead the class in making the ornaments and will present an informal history of the art form.

Registration is required. A limited number of discount hotel rooms are available on Saturday night for workshop participants at Grand Casino Mille Lacs. A minimum of five participants required. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Pastries and refreshments provided along with a light lunch.

The Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post is a Minnesota Historical Society site located on the southwest shore of Lake Mille Lacs. It tells the story of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe through exhibits, demonstrations and the “Four Seasons Room,” in which life-size dioramas depict early Ojibwe lifestyles. The adjacent 1930s trading post has been fully restored and offers locally made crafts and related merchandise.

The Society’s calendar of events is posted on the Internet at events.mnhs.org/calendar. The web site also has information about all of the Society’s programs, museums and historic sites. To request a free guide to museums and historic sites, call 1-800-657-3773.

The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849 to preserve and share Minnesota history. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.

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