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We are located in NE Ohio (10 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio). Most classes are taught there however some are taught in surrounding states or across the country depending on the class.
Tom Laskowski started Midwest Native Skills Institute Inc. in 1997 to provide a place for people to learn nearly lost art skills with small class sizes and individual instruction. He wanted to teach comprehensive wilderness survival/self-reliance, at affordable prices. All of our classes have hands-on instruction and we limit most classes to 15 people or less to help insure that people who attend our courses leave being competent with the skills they came to learn.
A safe, fun, educational, and quality experience is our priority. All classes at MNSI are taught by Tom and qualified, trained instructors.
People like our classes because of the small class sizes, the fact that all meals are included and the individual attention they receive during each workshop
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Experience a Weekend in the Woods and gain the Lost Skills of
- Predicting Weather by clouds
- Navigating using your wrist watch
- Making Fires without matches
- Knowing what plant cures poison ivy
- Finding and Purifying drinking water
- Building and using Natural Shelters
and other "Lost Art Skills"
In an EMERGENCY
You Don’t Rise to the Occasion – You Sink to Your Training
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Upcoming Classes - limited space
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Fire Making Weekend
From $250.00 Select options
August 16-17, 2025 -
Complete Shelter Class
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October 11-12, 2025
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“No Boil” Water Purifier
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Warthog Knife Sharpener
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Class Gift Certificates
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