Our home base is in Denmark, Maine, a northern New
England hamlet and four-season destination in the heart of the lakes and mountains of Western Maine.
If you are looking for a relaxing retreat, this is the place to come,
accessible, yet off the beaten path enough to find deep quiet surrounded by
a pristine natural setting. We rest in lofty view of the White
Mountains, on 33 acres on the side of Pleasant Mountain, pictured above,
located an hour Portland, Freeport and Lewiston, Maine.
The retreat land offers long and expansive views west to the nearby White Mountains.
Maine is the northern part of the Appalachian Mountain Chain
where the Wabanaki peoples roamed, on the Land of the Dawn.
Receiving the first light of the new day, the land reaches northeast towards
the sunrise over the Atlantic.
The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region offers a high quality of life, with
endless possibilities as a recreational haven. The air is clean, the water
pure, the woods inspiring, the sights breathtaking and the night sky bright
with millions of stars.
Come camp in our private forest campground, stay in our solar-powered cabin,
treat yourself to a much needed break!
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Travel tips: The best flight deals tend
to be into Manchester and Boston. On the other hand, flying into
Portland is much more convenient. If you find that flying into
Portland is too expensive, the following information may be useful in
helping you to navigate the Boston/Manchester options.
Flying into Boston:
If you are trying to minimize your travel costs, consider flying into Boston
(Logan Airport)
and taking a Concord Trailways bus to Portland. In my experience,
Concord Trailways is an excellent company that is extremely
reliable with clean buses and courteous drivers, and they even show a movie!
(no, we don't get any sales commissions...). These buses run hourly
most of the day and are very convenient to pick up. The roundtrip cost
of this bus is $34.00. To rent a car in Portland from the bus station, simply get a cab to the
Portland Jetport (about 3 miles away)
where you will find the best deals in car rentals.
If you are quite comfortable with maps and city driving, renting a car from Logan Airport is
probably an affordable option. However, Boston drivers and roads are
notoriously "challenging".
A third option is to take a Concord Trailways bus from Logan
Airport to Conway, New Hampshire, which is 25 minutes from here. We
are happy to pick you up from Conway. This is great option if the
bus schedule to and from Logan Airport coincide with your flight travel times. There
is a morning and afternoon bus between Conway and Logan Airport. Check
the schedule to see if this will work for you.
Total travel time to Denmark from Boston is approximately 3.5 to 4 hours.
Flying into Manchester, NH: Depending on where you are flying from,
Manchester may be the most affordable flight option. Again, if
you are quite comfortable with a map, renting a car is good option. Concord
Trailways also offers bus service from Manchester to Conway, NH. There are only
2 daily buses (morning and afternoon) that run to and from Manchester, NH to
Conway, NH. In addition, you will need to take a cab from the
Manchester airport to
the bus terminal. We are happy to pick you up from Conway if the
travel times work for you.
Driving from Manchester to
Denmark is approximately 2.5 to 3 hours.
Nearest airports:
Portland, Maine:
http://www.portlandjetport.org/
Then, NTN shuttle to Denmark, Maine.
Manchester, New Hampshire:
http://www.flymanchester.com/home_frames.htm
Then, bus to Conway, NH, then NTN shuttle to Denmark, ME for $20
Boston, MA:
http://www.massport.com/logan/
Bus to Portland, ME or Conway, NH, then NTN shuttle to Denmark, ME.
Mass Transportation Systems to Portland, ME or Conway, NH:
http://www.nh.gov/dot/nhrideshare/links.htm
http://www.concordtrailways.com
http://www.gomaine.org/
http://www.vermonttransit.com/
your link from Montreal & VT
Rail Service to Portland, Maine:
http://www.amtrak.com /
http://www.thedowneaster.com/
If you would like to take a bus to the
nearby Conway, New Hampshire bus line, we can shuttle you and to and from
for $45. This bus stop is your connection to the Manchester, NH airport.
Our holistic canoe retreats take place off the beaten
path, in the pristine backcountry locations of Maine. In April, we also
offer an annual Southwest paddling trip down the Green River in Moab, Utah.
We bring meditation and mindfulness practices to all of our wanderings while
paddling and day hiking.
All of our canoe retreats involve camping along the shores
of wonderful waterways. All Maine canoe camping sites offer a privy, fire
ring and picnic tables for your comfort. We provide all of the paddling and
camping gear as well as organic, home-cooked meals.
We also host a variety of Women's Wellness Weekend Retreats in our
rustic retreat space built by an amazing group of volunteers.
