Another successful Winter Hovland Arts Festival draws hundreds to support local artists

Dec 05, 2024 08:19AM ● By Content Editor

16 local artists shared their crafts at the Winter Hovland Arts Festival. All photos by Haley Brickner

By Haley Brickner - Boreal Community Media - December 5, 2024

Over 750 people came out to support local artists at the Winter Hovland Arts Festival this past weekend on November 30. The Festival was an authentic up-north holiday shopping experience, featuring handmade crafts from 16 local artists and Mama Bear Catering. According to Hovland Arts Festival event organizers, "Everyone did well and had a great time...the hall was full of people all day." This Festival takes place annually on the fourth Saturday in November at Hovland Town Hall.

If you missed the event, many of the vendors will also be at the Grand Portage Christmas Craft Fair on December 7, 2024, at the Grand Portage Events Center. Additionally, some will showcase their art during the Holiday Harbor Village on December 6 and 7 in Grand Marais.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 2025 events: the Summer Hovland Arts Festival is July 5 & 6, and the Winter Festival is November 29, 2025.

Grand Portage locals Bruce and Coleen serve up favorites like creamy chicken wild rice soup and frybread at Mama Bears Kitchen.

Pat Campanaro with All Things Pine makes wreaths and other holiday decor.

The Teal Butterfly Shoppe out of Chaska, MN, offers candles, soaps, bath bombs, and more.

Rachel Rae Klesser of Joy & Co. and Boreal Soap Co. showed a variety of mediums.

Birch trees on birch bark by well-known local artist Jayne Richards of JR Designs.

UpNorth Leather Crafts handmade leather bracelets.

Little Fox Botanicals are made by Lily of Earth Body Healing.

Linda Newman of Points Unknown does more than dogsledding adventures. She also operates a remote access hiking shuttle, offers mindful paddling and hiking experiences, and creates 100% beeswax candles featuring natural additions like cedar and sweetgrass.