Celebrating our Region’s Rich Heritage through Meaningful Learning Experiences

Great Lakes Traditional Arts Gathering

August 2-5, 2012

Great Lakes Traditional Arts Gathering

   Celebrating our Region’s Rich Heritage through Meaningful Learning Experiences

 








What: Traditional Arts Gathering

When: August 2 - 5, 2012

Where: Drummond Island, Michigan

Who: Educators, Individuals, and Families

Cost: $250 per adult w/catered meals

         $175 per adult no meals

         $100 per youth w/catered meals

         $60 per youth no meals

         Day Passes (No Meals Offered)

              $80 Adult, $40 Youth

         Youth are age 5 - 12

         Age 4 and under free

View Menu for Catered Food HERE

(Institute Members receive a 10% discount)

 

Spend four days working directly with the regionʼs most noted traditional artists, craftspeople, historians and naturalists in small group settings - with dozens of workshops for both adults and children.  Forage for and prepare wild foods with experts, learn the traditional Ojibway process of gathering and preparing wild rice, make a birch bark basket with an Odawa artist, work with a master falconer, explore the waters around Drummond island in a replica 1870s wooden ship, and take home an assortment of beautiful and functional traditional crafts and new skills. Evenings feature acoustic music, star gazing and traditional storytelling by campfire.


This is a unique learning experience that offers an opportunity to celebrate our common traditions, how they originated and how they impact our lives today - while learning valuable arts and skills alongside expert instructors and specialists.

Immerse yourself in the rich diversity of traditional arts, crafts, and natural wonders of the Great Lakes region...

Discover the magic of the Great Lakes Traditional Arts Gathering, where the embers of age old traditions are rekindled and the stories of the land and lakes come to life.

Musical Guests:

Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys

Click link above for the band’s website,

More details on the GLTAG NightTime Page!

Help us tell people about the event! Please download the printable flyer. Post it far and wide!

Tri-Fold Color Flyer PDF

Cheaper to Print -

Black and White Flyer PDF

Harbor Island, Image courtesy of Jim Kelley

  1. Register now for early-bird rate.

  2. Registration is limited.

  3. Registration deadline is July 22, 2012.

  4. No pets allowed onsite

GLTAG is a non profit service of the Great lakes Lifeways Institute. Our mission statement is:

"To preserve and share the heritage of the land, traditions, arts, and culture of the Great Lakes Region as an enrichment of our communities and an investment in future generations."