Collection: Camp DuNord Fall/Winter

Fall

October 1-4, 2026 

Lottery: May 12 - 15, 2026 (see details below)

Winter

January 11-14, 2027 

January 25-28, 2027

Lotteries: January 11-4 will be October 13-16, 2026

January 25 - 28 will be October 20-23, 2026

 (see details below)

This location CAN accommodate special dietary needs. 

Cost is 575.00. Supper and Lunches are provided. We eat breakfasts in our cabins so you will need to bring breakfast food for yourself. Bedding is not provided. If you are flying in, let me know and I can set you up with bedding. 

A 200.00 deposit is due upon getting into the retreat. The balance is due one month prior to the start of the retreat. (see Refund Policy below)

 This Retreat Includes                                                                                                        

-Lodging

- Lunch and Suppers (we eat breakfasts in our cabin, so you need to bring breakfast food for yourself)
-Exclusive Use of Morning Glory. A beautiful log building where we knit together. 
-Full Access to Sisu Design’s Pop-Up Shop
-Project Offerings
-Knitting Fellowship, Relaxation, Views of Burntside Lake

We encourage new people to attend our retreats. We love to see new faces in our circle. We usually have a nice mix of new and returning knitters. We also welcome any level of knitter. We have people attend that haven't picked up their knitting in 20 years, and they have a great weekend.

During the retreat we allow plenty of time to do your own thing. We like to think of our retreats as "Create Your Own". We offer a variety of choices you can pick and choose from, making the retreat exactly what you want it to be. 

We usually offer a knitting project, but you can work on anything you want.

Camp duNord is located about 20 miles outside of Ely, Mn. on Burntside Lake. We've been hosting retreats here for over 20 years and we can't get enough of it. The cabins are beautiful, the building we knit in is beautiful, and the scenery is amazing.

Because we have full kitchens, we eat breakfast in our cabins (which means you need to bring breakfast food for yourself.) It makes for a leisurely morning with your cabin mates.

We bring a massage therapist to this retreat. His wife is a knitter (lucky us) and he has been with us for about 10 years. He brings his table and his chair so you can get a full on massage, or have him work on your shoulders for 10 minutes.

Our cabins also have full bathrooms, with walk-in showers. Unfortunately, most of the bedrooms are up or down stairs. We can accommodate 3 to 4 people with rooms on the main floor.

Sample Schedule  

Day 1

Arrive any time after 2:00, move into your cabin and join us in Morning Glory before Supper (if you would like).

Supper 5:30 Friday Night – Official Start of Retreat

7:00 Meet in Morning Glory for introductions, welcome to the weekend, Shop Show and Tell, and introduction to the Project. 

Day 2

Breakfast in your cabins.

9:00 am. Meet at Morning Glory for group knitting and more

12:30 lunch 

On your ownSupper 5:30

7:00 Meet in Morning Glory for Show and Tell, and group knitting.

Day 3

Breakfast in your cabins.

9:00 am. Meet at Morning Glory for group knitting and Knitting Help.

12:30 lunch 

On your own

Sauna (optional) 4:00 - 5:30

Supper 5:30 

7:00 Meet in Morning Glory for Show and Tell, and group knitting. 

Day 4

Breakfast in Cabins

Clean cabins and pack up  

9:30 Meet in Morning Glory for Project check in, final show and tell items, wrap up and good-byes. 

About Show and Tell

We encourage you to bring items you have knit to share with the group. We like to see ANYTHING you have from a dishcloth to a sweater. There is NO competition here, only inspiration. With a large group we have learned that 3 to 4 items is a good number to keep things flowing. 

Refund Policy

Individuals –If I can find someone to take your place I will refund you all but 100.00. If I can’t find someone, I will not be able to refund any payments made.

Individuals in a group – If you can find someone to take the place of the person in your group that can no longer attend, I will refund all but 100.00 to the person that needed to cancel. If you can’t find someone, I will not be able to refund any payments made.

A whole group – If I can find replacements, I will refund all but 100.00 per person. If I can’t find replacements, I will not be able to refund any payments made.

Three months out from the start of the retreat, it is very difficult to find people that can attend.

The Lottery

To receive the link to the Lottery Form you will need to sign up for our Newsletter at the bottom of any website page. (Our email list is private and is only used for our Newsletters). You will receive an email with a link to the Lottery Form on the day the Lottery opens at 9:00 am central time.
We try to make this as fair as possible so there are a few rules. 

All Lotteries start on Tuesday at 9:00 am central time and end on Friday (3 days later) at 5:00pm central time. 

Everyone will be notified, by email, the following Monday (3 days later) letting you know if you got into the retreat or not. 

We allow groups of up to four (no more than four) to enter the lottery. We ask that one person from the group enter for everyone. (If more than one person fills out a form for your group, your form will not be accepted). The person that enters for the group needs to enter everyone's name and email address. 

If you don't get into your first choice, feel free to enter the lottery for another retreat, you'll have the same chance of getting into your second choice. 

If you would like to receive emails about all  our retreats, you can sign up for our Newsletter at the bottom of any page.