Parsons Center

Eastern Michigan University's Jean Nobel Parsons Center has sleeping lodge units that include two beds, chairs, dressers, and closets. Guests should plan to bring their own sleeping bags, sheets, blankets, pillows and towels, as well as, personal items like soap and shampoo.

Meals and Dining

Dinner will be communal style, cooked by members of the workshop. Lunch and breakfast will be on your own. The Dining Hall is equipped with stove, microwave, refrigerator, dual ovens, dishwasher and icemaker. Nearby Traverse City and Lake Ann provide adequate access to groceries. Please notify the workshop coordinators of any specific dietary restrictions.

Lodging

The Sleeping Lodge, which sleeps 12, is six units with two beds, closets, dressers and chairs in each unit. Each unit has a separate entrance with a view of the woods. Platform tent sites furnished with cots are also available. Restroom/washroom facilites, with men's and women's showers, are located in the Dining Hall. Participants must provide their own bedding and linens—sheets, pillows, towels, etc.

Getting there

Flights are available to Traverse City from Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Delta Airlines, US Air, and United Airlines.

It takes five hours to drive from Ann Arbor to Lake Ann.

If there are enough participants, the organizers will charter a bus for approximately $80 round trip/person from Ann Arbor to Lake Ann. A minimum number of 6 participants will be necessary for a bus charter.