In last month’s newsletter, we shared our winter work at Copper House clearing new trails. Up until now, unless you’re agile enough to hop across the stream, guests have only been able walk on one side of it. This winter’s big accomplishment is the new log bridge that now connects the land on both sides …
Copper House Experiences
It’s a Fact: Trees Make People Happy
Remember when spring came and you begged your teacher to move class outside under the big oak tree? People are happier outdoors. During the pandemic, when people couldn’t gather in indoor spaces, they flocked to parks and lawns. Multiple studies from that lockdown era have confirmed what we already knew: that trees and plants make …
“Alexa, Make Me Laugh!”
We’ve been known to ask our Alexa device to tell us a joke, but she doesn’t compare to Alexa Fong Drubay, an expert in Laughter Yoga and a popular Copper House experience partner. This Alexa has a remarkable ability to get retreat attendees up dancing, miming, singing, and laughing. Laughter, she believes, really is the …
You Asked For It: Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe!
We always end on a sweet note at Copper House. We don’t serve dessert at lunch when everyone has enjoyed their fill of pizza or another one of our irresistible offerings. Instead, we wait until mid afternoon just before everyone is heading out to serve a little sweet treat. In the cooler months we might …
Trail Blazing at Copper House
Regardless of the season, Copper House is a beautiful place to retreat. Later this month, you’ll be in awe as you squint to see the timid buds and shoots nervously reveal themselves. This summer, be dazzled by the ripe display of plant and wildlife here. During autumn, take in the swirl of gold, bronze, and …
It’s Time for Spring Dreaming
“Spring,” said Leo Tolstoy, “is the time of plans and projects.” While we always have plenty of spring cleaning around Copper House—both inside and out—every year we stop to do a little spring dreaming as well. These bumptious months of change and transition are a good time to ask, What plans and projects do …
Meet Kristine Ortiz, Copper House Events Planner
Imagine you’ve enjoyed a beautiful day at Copper House–a fun, seasonal breakfast, creative planning with colleagues, a wood-fired pizza lunch, a walk in the woods, a very fine afternoon dessert. You’re enjoying one of our signature cocktails, and you and your team are ready for a night out. If Kristine has helped plan your retreat, …
New at Copper House: Wood-Fired Sandwiches!
There’s nothing quite like the pizza experience here at Copper House. Whether there’s four or twenty-four guests, we always set out a colorful, abundant array of toppings and sauces and cheeses and flavorings. People revel in the whole experience—breathing in fresh air, connecting with colleagues, listening to fun music, creating their own pie. …
When Business Feels Like Vacation
The space was cozy and welcoming. Our group had some amazing conversations by the fire and over the most delicious food. I’m still dreaming of the sticky toffee pudding! I can’t recommend enough, truly an amazing week that I will be reminiscing on. Made work feel like a vacation! That Google review, left by one …
Creamy Tomato-Lentil Soup
Because of our wood-fired oven in the outdoor kitchen, guests almost always choose our pizza experience their first time here, but in winter our soup bar, an array of five very different soul-satisfying soups, is also very popular. At the heart of these two Copper House food experiences is a vat of our simple tomato …
Sound Bathing and Mindfulness Movement with John Muraco
Even if an organization hosts a business retreat at Copper House, most groups want want an experience to rejuvenate the team and help them connect with themselves and one another, go deeper. What’s good for the person is good for the group. At Copper House, we offer both mindfulness movement and sound bathing because …
Sound Bathing and Mindfulness Movement with John MuracoRead More
Put Your Organization on a New Path for 2025
If you’ve ever watched “Groundhog Day,” you remember how, as the movie grinds on and the same day keeps happening over and over, the camera pulls in for a slo-mo of the alarm clock flipping ominously from 5:59 to 6:00 am. It’s the dread moment. The radio clicks on and Sonny and Cher are singing, …