"Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, writes from a place of love for her community and shares some key teachings from her culture, even mixing languages within the context of the story."

Fire and song, ritual and community, prayer and quiet: this inclusive, outdoor gathering is centered on  honoring the longest day of the year - the sacred time of Summer Solstice on the sacred land of Sinsinawa Mound.

Fridays, June 23, 30, July 7. These day-long camps, open to 7-11 year-olds, will be filled with games, exploration, story-telling, hiking, plant identification, and more - all with the intent to connect children with the land. Participants should be ready to learn about themselves and nature, get some exercise, and have lots of fun.

Sinsinawa Mound is sponsoring a two-day summer camp (August 3 & 4) designed to connect children with the living world and cultivate a sense of deep respect and wonder for one another and the Earth. We'll play games and explore; we'll sneak and crawl; we'll take on animal forms and track who else has been spending time in the forests and gardens of Sinsinawa Mound. We'll sit. We'll notice. We'll sing and share gratitude.

Inspired by the lore of her Indigenous heritage, Susan Power has forged a novel of interconnected stories rich with drama and infused with the magic of the everyday. The Grass Dancer reveals the harsh price of unfulfilled longings and the healing power of mystery and hope.

The renowned monk and mystic Thomas Merton helps us deepen into the life of Sophia. In his prose-poem “Hagia Sophia” he offers us the beauty of words to reveal the Wisdom beyond words, Sophia. In this day-long retreat, Paula Hirschboeck will guide us in exploring and practicing each phase of Merton’s experience of Sophia.

"There is too much broken that must be mended, too much hurt we have done to each other that cannot yet be forgiven," writes the poet Denise Levertov. We live in a land that is haunted, where the spirit of past colonial violence and Native dispossession is still present among us. This retreat will explore the "hauntings" of this continent, region and landscape, while delving into practical ways of healing.