Pictou Island Wooden Tents

11/01/2025

Just 20 days to go till we open for bookings! Check out our retreat schedule and start making summer plans: https://www.pictouislandwoodentents.com/

06/11/2024

Crass self-promotion (as directed by the publisher ...)😁

We know Lorne Matheson from Pictou Island Wooden Tents ... but do we know how this guy from Toronto came to call Pictou Island home? Daily emails to family and friends in 1999 are now a book weaving a fascinating tale of four months rediscovering roots and relatives, the island and the Maritimes, and what it means to build and be home. Lorne will be at Coles Highland Square on Friday to sign books and share his story in person. Stop by for a chat! He'd love to see you.

23/10/2024

16/10/2024

All Pictou Islanders, near and far, current and past, religious or not, can be super proud of the much needed renovations being done to our iconic church building by Rob Boudreau, and his crew of Island residents. Many thanks to Bonnie Rankin and Anna Leblanc for preparing the grant application and to past-MLA Karla MacFarlane for helping shepherd the project through the bureaucracy!

06/10/2024

An enjoyable read that goes back 25 years to tell the story of how the Wooden Tents property started it's journey from abandoned family land to what you see now! Available online or at Chapters/Indigo stores nationwide:

https://www.ownyourstorynow.com/product/there-goes-six-bucks/
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/there-goes-six-bucks-from-downtown-to-down-home-a-toronto-boy-returns-to-his-roots-on-pictou-island/9781987866087.html

21/09/2024

Anyone who ever ventured in to see the herons will understand the dismay of finally finding our sign that Fiona somehow left in place. The scary power of nature!

13/09/2024

I guess we can do a little cross promotion for this guy! Share it with your friends who like to read!

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12/09/2024

Our friend Cheryl was visiting last month and took these pictures of the fellow who watched her having her morning coffee on our deck!

10/09/2024

As the sun sets on another terrific season of yoga retreats we are left with wonderful memories to enjoy!

17/08/2024

Last time out, Britt hosted our first gender balanced retreat - this time it was language balanced - three English and three French yogis! Just two more retreats and we're done for 2024. Still a tent left for Labour Day with Camilla!

01/08/2024

Last night Dierdre Gallagher became our seventh recipient of a free weekend in the Tents as a reward for attending five yoga retreats. Next year seven of this week's attendees plan to join her in that illustrious club!

27/07/2024

19/07/2024

15/07/2024

Last week Britt Overmars hosted our first ever gender balanced yoga retreat! This week Camilla Oldreive is here doing her first of two retreats this summer. There are spaces left at several of our retreats including Britt's food catered retreat in August. Contact us for details!