Collection: Naniboujou Lodge

Oct 29 - Nov 1  &  Nov 2 - 5

Lottery for Oct 29 - Nov 1: May 19 – 22

Lottery for Nov 2 - 5: May 26 – 29

(see details below)

 

 This location CANNOT accommodate special dietary needs

and is conducive to spouses/partners attending.  

 

Cost per person: Shared Room: $630.00 

                                 Single Room: $800.00

 

A 300.00 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
 -Three Nights Lodging
- 8 Delicious Meals (this location cannot accommodate special dietary needs)
-Private Rooms with Private Baths (Bedding  provided)
-Exclusive Use of the Magnificent Dining Room and Solarium
-Full Access to Sisu Design’s Pop-Up Shop
-Project Offerings
-Knitting Fellowship, Relaxation, Views of Lake Superior

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 week-end.

During the retreat we allow for 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 knit anything you want.

Naniboujou Lodge is located just North of Grand Marais, MN. It's an amazing historic lodge that sits on the edge of Lake Superior. We have the Lodge all to ourselves for a glorious week-end of relaxing and knitting in the attached Solarium. 

We love that everything here is in one building: our rooms, the solarium and the dining hall. Participants have been known to shop yarn in the morning in their pajamas. Does it get any better than that?

The Lodge is also known for their food. It’s rich, it’s delicious and really, having meals made and served for these days, really makes it feel like a vacation.

Lake Superior is a short (50 yardish) walk from the Lodge. What better way to stretch your body after a knitting session.

There are also hiking trails very close by, a trip into Grand Marais is very doable, or head North and explore. We provide brochures and information on various things to do in your free time. And there is nothing wrong with just staying at the Lodge and relaxing.

Schedule (Days will vary depending on which retreat you are attending)

Day 1

10:00 – 3:00 pm Visit Dappled Fern Fibers Yarn Shop in Grand Marais on your way to the Lodge.

3:00 pm Arrive. Front desk staff will assist you with room assignments. Settle in. Browse the Shop.

Feel free to gather in the Solarium before Dinner

5:30 pm Dinner

After dinner, gather in the Solarium for group introductions, project introduction and more.

 

Day 2

8:00 am Breakfast

Meet in the Solarium for group knitting and project help

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch – serve yourself

Afternoon on your own. We have suggestions.

4:30 pm Drop in Show and Tell/Happy Hour in the Solarium.  See details below.

5:30 pm Dinner

7:00 Gather round the fireplace in the dining hall for a 20 minute movie from Grand Portage National Monument. Rendezvous with History: A Grand Portage Story.  

 

Day 3

8:00 am Breakfast

9:00 am Meet in the Solarium for group knitting and…..

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch - serve yourself

2:00 – 4:00 Pop Up Shop Open to the Public

Afternoon on your own.

4:30 pm Drop in Show and Tell/Happy Hour.

5:30 pm Dinner

7:00 pm – Gather round the fireplace for a 16 minute movie on the history of Lake Superior.  Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes.

 

Day 4

8:00 am Breakfast

Meet in the Solarium to wrap up the weekend.

11:00 am check out.

 

Show and Tell/Happy Hour

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 get emails about this retreat, you can sign up for our Newsletter at the bottom of any page.