The main
building and dining hall |
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The Button Box shop, with concertinas, recordings, instruction books, sheet music & acres of accordions |
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The NESI headquarters (with check-in desk
& the Big Board), a
never-ending jam session & the only available WiFi |
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Outside the dining hall are two covered porches flanking an enormous 35'
open porch overlooking the pond
and out front is a little stone court for a small jam.
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Close by is the Smith Art Center (rec hall), where we take the annual group shot with a lovely wooden
dance
floor
for the dance and stage for
the concert night performances and contra band |
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More workshop space in the lower level of Smith Arts Center. |
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The Environmental Learning Center (with deck overlooking the pond) and a rustic
pavilion with a huge fireplace they'll set
crackling for us
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Next
to one of the lodges, there's a snug little library with fireplace and
yet another covered porch |
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Each of the four lodges has 2 lounges, one upstairs and one down. Many have fireplaces with firewood ready to burn. |
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Housing |
- All lodges have heat, electricity, and multiple bath facilities on both floors.
- Most lodge bedrooms contain two or more bunk beds and are shared by two people.
- Cabins have no heat or electricity and are clustered around a separate wash-house
- Cabins contain a private room, a semi-private room, and a larger space with four bunk beds.
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Four snug
heated lodges each with
upstairs and downstairs lounges |
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Summer (unheated, no electric)
cabins with single bed bunks. |
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Tent camping takes place on the athletic field. Wheeled campers park elsewhere. |
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The pond area includes canoes and kayaks we can use when supervised by a staff member.
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There’s a wood-fired sauna that they will start up for us on request. |
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