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MC & Prep Retreat 2015 at Pinestone Resort & Conference Centre
The last time that we had a leaders retreat was in the summer when we went to beautiful Happy Harbour in Muskoka. It was an EC retreat where most of the ECs and up got together for a nice weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life
Tagged autumn, EC, framily, GenYTO, getaway, Haliburton, MC, MC & Prep Retreat, outings, Pinestone Conference Centre Spa and Golf Course, Pinestone Resort, retreat, team, team retreat
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Summer EC Retreat 2015 in Happy Harbour, Muskoka
This past weekend — well, Sunday and Monday, a few select friends and MA family road-tripped up to Muskoka where we had a relaxing “extended weekend” (my words) at a private lakeside cottage. I’m pretty sure it was my first … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Life, New Experiences
Tagged Beausoleil Island, beautiful weather, bloom, dock, EC Retreat, explore, extended weekend, family, ferry, friends, fun, Georgian Bay Islands National Park, getaway, Happy Harbour, hiking, Muskoka, nature, Ontario, private lake, relaxing, renting a cottage, retreat, road trip, summer, trip, water lilies, weekend trip
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The Pottery Restaurant
I originally wasn’t planning to blog about this restaurant since we didn’t really dine in at The Pottery Restaurant, but their take-out service was so exceptional that I really wanted to highlight them. An hour before we were to depart … Continue reading
Mile High Poutine at the Blue Mountain Village!
Due to the brief interruption of rain, thunder, and lightning just as we were strapped into our treetop trekking gear at our Blue Mountain summer getaway, we weren’t able to go on the Timber Challenge High Ropes course for another 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged @MileHighPoutine, Blue Mountain Village, food blog, foodie, fun, Mile High Poutine, Nacho Libre, Philly Cheese Steak, poutine, relaxing, retreat, review, summer, travel, weekend
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Mon Sheong Summer Retreat 2014: Survive the Mountain
Last weekend, I got the chance to partake in Mon Sheong’s summer retreat with a group of young and enthusiastic upcoming leaders and adventure-goers! While some of them were already my dear friends who I know from before, I got … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, New Experiences, Uncategorized
Tagged @monsheong, Blue Mountain, friends, fun, leadership, learning, Mon Sheong, msgy, retreat, summer retreat, survival games, survivethemountain, treetop trekking, youth
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DiSCOVER 2013 retreat
This weekend was a bit of a prelude to the 2-week trip to China that I’ll be partaking in during July as part of the culminating event to the 6-month DiSCOVER youth development program. We went up to Blue Mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Travel
Tagged Blue Mountain Village, Collingwood, DiSCOVER 2013, friends, games, leadership, Mon Sheong, new friendships, retreat, team-building
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