Winter Classes at The Clearing

The winter solstice is several weeks away and there's still plenty of time to procrastinate over holiday shopping, family get-togethers and other events. But once the holidays are over and we're faced with those bleak mid-winter days, a workshop or two up at The Clearing Folk School in Door County, Wisconsin, sounds pretty good. This unique school, the genius of landscape architect Jens Jensen, offers more than 100 day classes in January and February.

In the summer, you can sign up for a week-long class—there are dozens of offerings from quilting and yoga to writing and painting, weaving, photography and woodwork—and stay at The Clearing (or find housing nearby). These photos were taken when I attended a writing workshop one summer. Lovely as it is in summer, winter in Door County is enchanting and magical. A great place to reflect and renew in the coming New Year.

It was a pleasure to see these three pine trees, planted by Jensen, decades earlier--a look back in time and a connection to a fascinating man.

 

 

 

So plan ahead for an interesting winter get-away. January will be here before you know it.