What is the property like? What about hiking trails and wildlife?
A. Koinonia is situated on gently rolling hills with 3/10ths of a mile of wooded shoreline on Lake Sylvia one of the clearest lakes in central Minnesota. A trail along the lake leads one to “Listening Point” where a clearing surrounded by birch and hardwood trees creates a quiet, calm, and private place for meditation and conversation. On the meadow beyond the upper parking lot is located a large meditation labyrinth based on the tiled floor of the Cathedral in Chartres France. Bordering the upper meadow is a row of large pine tress within which is the “Cathedral Pines” walking trail (you will know why it s called that when you walk it). That trail leads one to the “Wilderness Forty” which is forty acres of untouched land containing extensive walking trails. It is common to see red fox, deer, loons, ducks, geese, bald eagles, wild flowers and more in our retreat center where no dogs or hunting are allowed. Two Koinonia Board members who are avid birders say Koinonia is one of the best
A. Koinonia is situated on gently rolling hills with 3/10ths of a mile of wooded shoreline on Lake Sylvia one of the clearest lakes in central Minnesota. A trail along the lake leads one to “Listening Point” where a clearing surrounded by birch and hardwood trees creates a quiet, calm, and private place for meditation and conversation. There is a fire pit amphitheatre on Listening Point for your evening enjoyment. On the meadow beyond the upper parking lot is located a large meditation labyrinth based on the tiled floor of the Cathedral in Chartres, France. Bordering the upper meadow is a row of large pine tress within which is the “Cathedral Pines” walking trail (you will know why it’s called that when you walk it). That trail leads one to the “Wilderness Forty” which is forty acres of untouched land containing extensive walking trails. It is common to see red fox, deer, loons, ducks, geese, bald eagles, wild flowers and more in our retreat center where no dogs or hunting are allowed.
