About: Visiting

Guests

You are welcome to visit as a guest outside of retreat. Requested contributions for accommodation and meals are listed below. Guests are asked to volunteer for one hour of work each day.

Please contact us to visit as a guest. You are limited to a five-week maximum stay on your first visit. If you wish to visit for more than a week, staff must approve your proposal first.

Volunteers

You can volunteer with us outside of retreat in exchange for room and board. Volunteer work is usually kitchen help, housekeeping, painting, construction, or summer gardening. If you have skills or limitations with these jobs, please let us know us when you apply.

Volunteers must pay for retreats they attend while visiting. Like staff, volunteers work from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. five days a week. Our work week is Tuesday through Saturday, with Sunday and Monday off. You must work a full week to get the days off without charge. You may also volunteer half-days in exchange for free meals, however you must pay for accommodation all days and meals on days off.

Please contact us to visit as a volunteer. You are limited to a five-week maximum stay on your first visit. If you wish to visit for more than a week, staff must approve your proposal first.

Other Information

There is usually a timed sitting every Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm. Otherwise, we have no daily sitting schedule outside of retreats. The sitting room is available at any time. We have quiet hours in the morning and evening. You may also sit in your room or other areas of the building.

The atmosphere here is generally quiet, although we are not silent outside of retreats. Guests can be silent if they wish. Expect to hear sounds of daily life such as conversations, kitchen appliances, vacuums, power tools, music, television, etc. It is usually possible to find a quiet place in the building.

Requested Guest Contributions in 2008

Member

First two nights are free, thereafter:

$26 per night, or $156 per week, single occupancy
$31 per night, or $186 per week, double occupancy
$14 per night, each additional person

Non-member

$35 per night, or $210 per week, single occupancy
$44 per night, or $264 per week, double occupancy
$17 per night, each additional person

No free nights.

Non-member staying with Member

First two nights are $22 per night, thereafter:

$37 per night, double occupancy

Each additional person pays as above.

Cabin (Maximum stay 3 weeks)

Member (Single occupancy): $30 per night, or $180 per week (No free nights)
Member (Double occupancy): $37 per night, or $222 per week, double occupancy
$15 per night, each additional person

Non-member (Single occupancy): $40 per night, or $240 per week
Non-member (Double occupancy):$51 per night, or $306 per week
$20 per night, each additional person

Non-member staying with Member (Double occupancy): $44 per night, or $264 per week
$20 per night, each additional person

Tenting

Member: First two nights free, $12 per night thereafter.
Non-member: $15 per night.

Please provide your own tent.

Meals

Breakfast: $3
Lunch: $6
Dinner: $6

Daily Rate: $15

Rides from Rochester

$22 per person each way