Soup, Handmade Bowls and a Good Cause: The Folk School’s Soup Bowl Is Saturday in Hancock
TV6 (WLUC) caught up with the Finnish-American Folk School in Hancock this week as it gets ready for its second annual Soup Bowl fundraiser. The idea is simple and very Copper Country: area businesses donate the soup, and students and instructors in the school’s ceramic studio make the bowls by hand. You eat lunch, listen to live music, and take your bowl home.
Here are the details from the story. It runs Saturday (Nov. 14) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the ground-floor chapel auditorium (Room 323) of the Skyline Commons building, 200 Michigan Street in Hancock. It’s $25 for the bowl and the meal, first-come, first-served, with no tickets sold ahead, so arriving a little early is a good idea. There’s also a silent auction with items from local businesses, including thimbleberry jam and imported Finnish gifts.
Folk School Director Clare Zuraw told TV6 the event helps them “raise a bit of money that supports our programming directly.” It’s also a food drive: bring non-perishable food and it goes to the St. Vincent de Paul food bank in Hancock. According to the story, last year’s event collected almost ten boxes.
Why we’re sharing it: this is the kind of thing that makes a Keweenaw visit feel like more than a hotel stay. November can be a quieter stretch between fall color and full snow season, and small local events like this are where you get a real taste of the area’s Finnish heritage. If you’re in town for an MTU visit, a hunting trip or just a cozy weekend, a warm bowl of soup in a bowl made down the street is hard to beat. And it supports neighbors who need it as winter sets in.
Read the full story at TV6 / Upper Michigan’s Source.
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