Travel, Lodging & Dinners

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Reservations are open for departures from Anacortes and returns from Friday Harbor.  The WSDOT online system is for space reservations, not tickets.

You will purchase your round trip ferry ticket at the ferry terminal toll booth, after confirming your reservation. Two weeks before the sailing additional spaces will be added; day-of standby space may be available. 

Reservations are strongly recommended.

Tickets are round trip - be sure to book both legs of the trip. No fee on return trip.

The Nature Poetry and Writers Retreat will enjoy the Saturn's Return Farm and Inn as their homebase. The Inn has 8 rooms held so register for the workshop soon and then EMAIL US for the room reservation code. (They have blocked out the rooms for us so you will need the code to reserve, after enrolling).

Saturn's Return will be the base for several of the workshops and we need to fill the 8 rooms first. (When the eight rooms fill up, we have an overflow recomendation nearby.)

The Songwriters Retreat and the Arts-Craft-Folkway tracks are in Friday Harbor. h

Friday Harbor has a variety of accomodation options, from budget, to historic Inn, to modern hotels. 

Around the island there are vacation rentals and 3 resorts. Lakedale Resort is the closest to Friday Harbor and is a sister lodging site for our program. Snug Harbor on the west side, and Roche Harbor on the north end also offer accommodations.

 Writers Memoir Retreat participant's home base is the wonderful Lakedale Resort situated on extensive grounds with 3 lakes. Lakedale offers elegant lodge, private family/group cabins, glamping tents, tent camp sites, and RV sites. 

Each day there are picnic lunch and dinner options. If provided, they are included in your tuition and that will be noted. Other meals are select-yourself, no-host meals. Local grocery stores and Inn-provided breakfasts are additional options.

The Grand Finale SPLASH! dinner gathering are for enrolled participants and for friends or family members traveling with you.

Each session will anounce the specific of dinner and activity options.