The Hermitage offers rustic accommodations in the woods at Cobblestone.This lively group spent an October afternoon learning a little basic origami! Participants made mini gift boxes and folded cards for gifts or ornaments.Upstairs loft above the North Wing suite.South LawnThe Hermitage offers a cozy space for one in a woodland cabin. Sleeping porch could accommodate a second person.North Wing FireplaceUpstairs hallway connects the guest rooms.The Main Parlor is a large room, holding 15 people at capacity, that hosts groups both formal and informal.The Lilac RoomThe Garden Room is being renovated for 2022. This corner room is light and airy and accommodates three guestsJenny concentrating on her writing, Journaling workshop 24 Oct 2020.Ginger focuses on her journal practice. Journaling workshop 24 Oct 2020.Anne develops journal ideas for her new granddaughter. Journaling workshop 24 Oct 2020.After the plant walk, Heather served tea and treats to participants while selling her book. Edible and Medicinal Plant program. 2020.09.12Heather Houskeeper, the Botanical Hiker, introduced Edible and Medicinal Plants on Cobblestone Springs trails. 2020.09.12 (Jewelweed is not edible.)Heather Houskeeper, presenting on Edible and Medicinal Plants on Cobblestone Springs trails. 2020.09.12Main Kitchen, January 2020The Main Parlor is a large room, holding 15 people at capacity, that hosts groups both formal and informal. January 2020, The Library is a quiet place to read and relax, or to enjoy small group meetings or conversations. January 2020Installing a new water line, August 2005.Spence family members helped decorate for Christmas and holiday celebrations in December 2005.The Spences returned to celebrate a family wedding in August 2004. The “Tartan Tarts” Red Hat group visited Cobblestone Springs in August 2009.Owner Jan Carr tackled precarious rooftop repairs to one of the chimneys in November 2009.The courtyard patio and garden, August 2009.Front of the Spence House, 1993.Guests enjoy the courtyard patio; Open House October 22, 2017.Spence sisters Judy Riley and Peg Parker in the newly completed North Wing; 2017 Open House.Guests at the Open House check out the front fountain, fall 2017.The North Wing is our popular accommodation on the ground floor.The completed North Wing offers a comfortable setting for private retreats.A resting spot by the trail.A guest playing with Prince under the walnut tree.Mennonite buggies enhance upstate New York’s rural character.Visitors admire the north facade.The main hallway connects front and back entrances.Quoins of Onondaga Limestone with cobble details.
Cobblestone Springs Retreat Center 