Pointe Basse is partnering with McMillian Library to provide some demonstration classes on sewing. If you have any sewing skills and would like to volunteer to help sew a quilt or make costumes for re-enactments at Point Basse, or if you just want to learn a new skill, please come out and join us on the 1st Monday of each month at McMillian Library in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Open Sewing
When: 1st Monday of month, unless a class if on that day
Where: McMillian Library, Wisconsin Rapids, in the Studio
Time: 1-4 pm
Cost: No cost or registration required
How to demonstration, on making a braided rag rug coaster
When: February 2nd
Where: McMillian Library, Wisconsin Rapids, in the Studio
Time: 1-4 pm
Cost: No cost or registration required
Beginning Whittling
When: March 2nd
Where: McMillian Library, Wisconsin Rapids, in the Studio
Time: 1-4 pm
Cost: Registration required (Limit 6)
Learn to Knit
When: April 2nd
Where: McMillian Library, Wisconsin Rapids, in the Studio
Time: 1-4 pm
Cost: No cost or registration required
Campfire Cooking Workshop
Where: Historic Point Basse, 364 Wakely Rd., Nekoosa, WI
When: Saturday, April 26th, 2026
Time: 9am to 4pm
Cost: $15, Pre-registration required
Foraging Class
Minimum 5 and maximum 15. Learn the basics of foraging in Central Wisconsin. Delicious samples will be provided along with handouts with specific information supported by documented references. Sign up by September 1st.
Where: Historic Point Basse, Columbia School, 364 Wakely Rd., Nekoosa, WI
When: Saturday September 12, 2026
Time: 10-noon
Cost: $20, Pre-registration Required