Herland 20th Anniversary Retreat
October 28th-30th, Eufaula State Park
Don’t miss out on Herland’s 20th anniversary retreat on Halloween weekend at Eufaula State Park. Fall foliage should be in full bloom and this will be a great time of year to be out in nature and enjoy the companionship of the Herland community.
We have lots of special activities planned to commemorate our 20 years of retreats, including the “ghosts of retreats past,” a pumpkin-carving contest (bring your own pumpkin), a Halloween costume contest for people and/or pets, a silent auction for a sailboat (see description below), and Saturday brunch featuring made to order omelets. Activities during the day on Saturday will include tie-dyeing, a drumming circle, and outdoor and indoor game tournaments earning the winners points toward prizes from the raffle table. Sunday will feature brunch and the raffle. There will be special 20th anniversary t-shirts available at the retreat. (See article below.)
The sailboat donated to Herland for the silent auction is an O’Day Superswift that is 12′-9″ long and weighs approximately 120 lbs. It fits easily into the back of a pickup, no trailer necessary, or it can be cartopped. Once you get to the shore, one person can easily rig her and be in the water in 15 minutes; launching from a boat ramp is not necessary. All rigging is intact and in good working order, sheet (rope) and sail are new, and dagger board is in good working order. The tag is paid through 2008.
Saturday night will be the potluck (always the best meal of the year) followed by the concert. Peggy Johnson will be our host and featured performer for the evening. All the past retreat performers that we were able to contact have been invited to jam in the second set of the concert. So far we have confirmation for Wende Allyn, Sharlene, and possibly Nancy Scott and Tuffy.
If you have any questions, please call Laura at 286-0079 or a leave a message at Herland at 521-9696.
At the Retreat
The retreats are held at state park group camps, separated from the rest of the park by a gate. There are about 10 cabins that hold about 12 people each. There are bunk beds with thin mattresses (no sheets) in the cabins or you may also pitch a tent. Bathrooms and showers are in one building near the center of the group camp.
Signup sheets for the cabins will tell you the type of activities allowed or not allowed in each cabin (e.g., smoking, drinking, dogs, children, partying late). Please sign up also for one shift of kitchen duty. We must be completely out of the park by noon on Sunday so we ask folks to have their cabins cleaned up by 10 am and then help us clean up the bathrooms, showers, and main dining hall.
There is a kitchen in the main dining hall with stoves and ovens and refrigerators and freezers for storing perishables. Herland has pop, water, snacks, chips, and fruit for sale all weekend.
The Retreats are Herland’s only “womyn only” event held throughout the year. It is a place for women to feel safe and comfortable being in a womyn’s space. In keeping with that, we ask that you do not bring male children over the age of 10 to the retreat. Pets are allowed but must remain on a leash at all times and are not allowed in the main dining hall (health regulations).
Directions to Eufaula State Park
From OKC go east on I-40 to exit 259. Go south on State Highway 150 to the entrance to Eufaula State Park. Look for “Group Camp” signs.
From Tulsa, go south on US 75 to I-40. Go east on I-40 to exit 259. Go south on State Highway 150 to the entrance to Eufaula State Park. Look for “Group Camp” signs.