2025 Dates: Monday, October 13 – Wednesday, October 15
Description: Our 2nd annual fall retreat for those ages 55+ at Ewalu’s Stone Retreat Center! Join us for a featured speaker, carriage or wagon rides through the fall colors, time for reflection and renewal, optional hiking, and simple relaxation. Meals and lodging (2 nights) included.
Cost: Double occupancy: $175
Single occupancy: $225
Arrival time: Monday at 4:00 p.m. (supper at 5:30 p.m.)
Departure: Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
Click the button and sign in to your Ewalu Camp Brain account, or create a new account. Then select “2025 Ewalu Events” and then select “Autumn Odyssey 55+ Retreat”
Tentative schedule for Autumn Odyssey:
Monday, October 13
4:00 PM Guests arrive; appetizers and refreshments
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Presentation with guest speaker
8:30 Outdoor (or indoor) campfire
Tuesday, October 15
7:00 AM Coffee
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Chair yoga (optional)
10:00 Study led by guest speaker
10:45 Cinnamon roll/scone break
11:00 Study continued
12:30 PM Lunch
1:15 Wagon ride at Main Site
Nap!
3:00 Craft offering (optional), hiking, etc.
4:30 Study recap with guest speaker
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Bonfire with Charlie Rod
8:00 Free time
Wednesday, October 16
8:00 AM Breakfast
Devotions with Frank Johnson, Ewalu executive director
9:00 Possible drive to Elkader to see fall colors, hiking, fishing, resting, visiting
10:45 Farewells
Location:
This retreat will be held at the Ewalu Stone Center, 35124 Highway 13, Strawberry Point, IA 52076 (2.5 miles north of Strawberry Point). Click here to see photos of the Stone Center.
