2011-2013
Purchased land in 2011, then met with county zoning manager, neighbors, planning board, and county commission. In July 2013 after seven hearings, the county approved of the project, allowing for 60 guests. That makes us the largest overnight facility in the county.
In the remaining time in the summer of 2013, we had the road repaired and new road built to the well site.
2014
In 2014 we had our first work camp on the land. Since the water system and toilet weren’t completed, this was a primitive camping week, and we built things unrelated to buildings – like trails, tables and a treehouse.
- Invitation to the 2014 workcamp – with pictures
By the end of the summer, we completed the water system (well pump, water tank, solar panels) and an evaporating toilet. This marks the milestone of being able to camp there in groups for a significant block of time.
2015
2015 was the “crazy rain” year with nearly continuous rainfall all Spring and Summer, impeding building progress a lot. However, we still had a fun but very rainy two-week retreat.
- Invitation to the 2015 workcamp – with pictures
- Newsletters 2015 January through March (combined)
- Newsletter 2015 May 3
- Newsletter 2015 July 23
- Newsletter 2015 November 23
2016
This is the main year of the staff house construction – the foundation, walls and roof.
- Newsletter 2016 February 16
- Newsletter 2016 March 9
- Newsletter 2016 April 13
- Newsletters 2016 May-June-July
- Newsletters 2016 August-October
2017
This is the year of the staff house finishing and our first hires, and the first international retreat.
- Newsletters 2016 December through 2017 April
- Newsletter 2017 May
- Newsletters 2017 June through July
- Newsletter 2017 September
2018
This year we completed the interior finishing on the staff house and had another international retreat.
2019
This year we completed all inspections and opened for guests using the staff house. (No big retreat this year.)
- Newsletters 2019 February through June
- Newsletters starting Summer of 2019 are found on the blog page.