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Conference & Retreat
Center
The
Audubon Center is available to host your group's meeting, conference,
retreat, family reunion or family getaway. The facility is suited
to meet the needs of your group, whether large or small.
We
have several different lodging facilities including rooms with private
baths, dormitory with shared bath and a 4 BR, 3 bath historic lodge
- for a total 150 beds (bunks). The main
Dining Hall seats 200 people comfortably and has the most appealing
setting with many windows that makes you feel a part of the great
outdoors even on winter days, when the stone fireplace keeps everyone
cozy.
Situated on over 535 acres on the shores of Grindstone Lake
near Sandstone, we have over 7 miles of trails through a variety
of habitat, including old growth forest, managed forest, wetlands,
and restored prairie. Our unique site provides the perfect setting
for your meeting; quiet and secluded surrounded only by the soothing
sounds and sights of the Minnesota outdoors.
View complete groups and conferences package
information and rates.
Is your group larger than 50 people? If so, you may want to book our entire center for your event.
Click here to view entire facility rental information and rates.
Lodging Buildings at ACNW
Crosby
Lodge
Each
room sleeps up to 8 people, featuring solid wood bunks and private
bathroom facilities. Two rooms are wheelchair accessible. The Crosby
Lodge has capacity for 56 adults or 112 youth/college.
Lowry
Lodge
Five
rooms; each room sleeps up to 5 people (2 sets of bunks and one twin),
featuring solid wood bunks and shared bathrooms (separate men's and women's multistall) on lower level. The Lowry
Lodge has capacity for 20 adults or 25 youth/college.
The
historic Schwyzer Lodge is available for rental for your seasonal
family fun. Situated on the shores of Grindstone Lake, this beautiful,
charming lodge is an ideal property for a quiet getaway for family
and friends. The Lodge has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and can sleep up to 14 people.
A fully equipped kitchen, fireplace in the living room, three bathrooms
and a large screened porch facing the lake make up some of the amenities
of this secluded retreat. Plus, you have access to over 530 acres
of Wildlife Sanctuary.
View Schwyzer Rental Brochure
(PDF)
Dining at ACNW
The
Audubon Center offers delicious meals throughout the day as well as customized banquet menus, prepared
fresh to satisfy every palate. Combine our fantastic meals with our beautiful lakeside dining hall and you've got a truly enjoyable dining experience. Each meal includes a variety of exceptional
cuisine with a focus on locally grown or organic items, as well as fruit, salad and bread.
Our
Chef, Tom Stelter,
has an extensive background in the restaurant business, most recently
at the Grand Casino in Hinckley. Tom selects each and every dish to
ensure the most pleasant dining experience possible.
Meeting
Facilities at ACNW
Indoor
classrooms, a spacious lounge area and a dining room with a fabulous
stone fireplace can be used as meeting or gathering rooms. There are
also dispersed classroom facilities spread throughout the Center's property
such as a yurt, wildlife classroom and log cabin classroom.
Dining hall
fireplace decorated
for a fall event. |
Staff Christmas party for Pine Medical Center in the dining
hall.
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Free
Time Activities
Our
guests are welcome to hike, ski, snowshoe or bike on our network of
over 7 miles of well-maintained trails. We offer a great variety of fun, naturalist-led
activities for our guests at an additional fee, such as:
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High
Ropes Course
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Low
Ropes Course
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Raptor
Programs
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We
do not allow ATV’s or other motorized recreational vehicles
on our property, so you can be assured of a quiet site, where
the only sounds you will hear are the lapping of waves on the
rocks, wind blowing through the old white pines, or songbirds
singing in the treetops.
To plan your retreat with us or for any further information about
our center's retreat capabilities, please contact Laurie Fenner
1-888-404-7743,
or fenner@audubon-center.org
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