Tag Archives: retreat

MC & Prep Retreat 2015 at Pinestone Resort & Conference Centre

Posted on November 22, 2015 by stenoodie

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 | 5 Comments

Summer EC Retreat 2015 in Happy Harbour, Muskoka

Posted on July 23, 2015 by stenoodie

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 | 7 Comments

The Pottery Restaurant

Posted on August 3, 2014 by stenoodie

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 →

Posted in Food | Tagged accommodating, Blue Mountain, Caesar wrap, chicken & smoked bacon Caesar wrap, excellent service, food blog, foodie, fries, restaurant review, retreat, summer, take-out, The Pottery Restaurant, travel | 4 Comments

Mile High Poutine at the Blue Mountain Village!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stenoodie

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 | 4 Comments

Mon Sheong Summer Retreat 2014: Survive the Mountain

Posted on July 31, 2014 by stenoodie

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 | 7 Comments

DiSCOVER 2013 retreat

Posted on June 18, 2013 by stenoodie

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 →