Northern Edge Algonquin

06/18/2026

Excited to be hosting Good Space Toronto for another Out of Office. This one’s all themed around a deep return to yourself.

A few days away from notifications, obligations, and the pace of everyday life - when was the last time you gifted yourself that?

Led by Megan Jones from July 2-5, you’re invited to step out of autopilot and into choice.
Choice of movement.
Choice of schedule.
Choice of nature connection point.
Choice of direction in the spacious time we spend together.

Limited spots available, then you can find more details at the link in our bio.

Learn more at the link in bio.

06/17/2026

Trays of future blooms, packed up and pointed north!

Todd and Martha headed to the Variegated Devas’ Nursery this week to load flower seedlings for the trip to the Edge. Soon they’ll go into the ground, along the paths and around the gardens, growing toward a summer full of colour.

Send a warm wish to these little shoots and come visit them in bloom whenever you like!

06/16/2026

We were thrilled to host Constellation Theatre Co. for an immersive creative retreat to team-build & fine tune their production before opening this June. We're very proud of Tim (our Programs & Operations Director) who co-founded this professional musical theatre co-operative - if you're in and around North Bay, check them out!
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, June 19 - 27!

06/12/2026

06/09/2026

A special thing, to know the people who feed you by name. And every now and again, get the chance to meet the plants and bees that nourish us.

Board’s Honey Farm. Stonemote Commons. Pink Moon Garlic. Brooklands Farm. DeHaan Family Farm. Poschaven organic wheat. MeMere’s Bakery. Thornloe Cheese Factory. B. LePage Fishery. The list keeps going.

Roughly 35% of our food spend is local, with 70% being Ontario-based. Our working definition of “local” is relational in that we have direct relationships with most of our growers and producers, generally within about 100 km. Conversations keep us tightly knit.

We also grow fresh herbs on-site, tend a small veggie garden, and tap maple syrup right here alongside the trails we walk (ask for it in the gift shop!).

We’re grateful that when guests sit down here for a meal, it’s not just us who’s feeding them. It’s a much broader network of neighbours who care about the quality of this neck of the woods as much as we do.

And a quick note worth celebrating: Northern Edge recently achieved Level 5, the highest standing, on GreenStep’s Sustainable Tourism Pathway. We scored 91% across four pillars of sustainability. It’s third-party recognition of work we’ve been quietly doing for over thirty years, and a clear map of where we can keep growing.

🌲 How We Care for This Place (10/11)

05/26/2026

An afternoon of Sacred Songs is coming up this weekend, and if you’re craving some stirring-into-rhythm, this is just the thing.

We’re excited to welcome back Brenda McMorrow this Saturday, May 31st at 2:00pm for a beautiful, seasonally special Kirtan experience.

More details can be found at the link in our bio.

05/25/2026

Most of our sustainability choices happen in the guest experience itself. That’s where they’re actually felt.

We keep groups small. Twelve to seventeen people at a time, thirty-two max overnight. One program running at a time, so the land and the team can breathe between groups.

No wifi or screens to pull energy where it doesn’t need to be. Exterior lighting that doesn’t eat the night sky.

Everything out here moves at a human pace: walking, paddling, skiing, cycling. The property is substance-free, smoke-free, and fragrance-conscious.

Refillable water stations instead of bottles. Reusable amenities throughout. And yes, we even invite you to help clean up after dinner. Turns out some of the best conversations at the Edge happen at the sink.

Guests are invited into this context the moment the retreat begins, introduced to how we care for this place in our first orientation.

🌲 How We Care for This Place (9/11)

05/20/2026

Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha
This vibrational sound formula invokes the divine energy of abundance of the spiritual and material kind. And it will be one of the songs that we sing at the “Mantra for Healing and Abundance” workshop on May 31 at (followed by a kirtan concert that night!) the following day, May 31, I go to for a special afternoon kirtan concert. Both locations are beautiful and right next to healing bodies of water and in very special communities. Ahhhh! Link in my bio at - let’s come together in healing song.