Name: Wild Rice Push Pole & Knocking Stick Workshop
Start: 2025-03-11T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-13T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum

Wild Rice Push Pole & Knocking Stick Workshop

Date: Tues, March 11 - Thurs, March 13, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, daily
Program Fee: $60/pair of knocking sticks & push pole; $50/members
Location: Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner, WI
Instructor: Gary Dunsmoor
Registration is required by March 10. Space is limited.
Interested in making your own tools for wild ricing? The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum & Hunt Hill Nature Center are teaming up to host a Wild Rice Push Pole & Knocking Stick Workshop on March 11th-13th from 6:00-9:00pm. In this three-evening class, you will make a push pole and a set of knocking sticks to use for wild ricing using traditional hand tools and techniques. Tools and materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own hand tools (such as: a draw knife, wood plane, and wood rasp) and personal protective equipment (safety glasses and gloves). You may work individually or bring a partner for the same price.
For more information or to register, visit https://hunthill.org/ricing-tools-workshop/