Come celebrate Swedish Midsommar by Lake Superior! Over two days, students will collaborate to prepare a feast inspired by Swedish home favorites, including gravlax, baked salmon, potato and anchovy salad, cheese pie, caviar eggs, shrimp toast, rye crackers, bread, refrigerator pickles, beet salad, and strawberry cake. We’ll build beautiful serving platters, assemble midsommar crowns, and then feast together near the harbor in Grand Marais. Participants will go home with recipes and skills to create your own Midsommar feast.

Midsommar is an important holiday in Sweden. A celebration of the longest days of the year, Midsommar kicks off the brief Swedish summer. Many city-dwellers travel to the countryside to celebrate. It’s a time to enjoy fresh, simple foods and the outdoors.

Students ages 14+ may register for this course independently. Students ages 12-13 may register with a full-paying adult. Adult/child pairs will make two meals and pay two materials fees. A 25% tuition discount applies to the youth registrant when registering with a full paying adult; call to register.

This class uses wheat and dairy.

Required Tools

• Warm layers for possible outdoor dining

Optional Tools

• Favorite filet knife
• Apron
• A favorite beverage for the evening feast