Laity Lodge

When Laity Lodge decided to relaunch Creativity Week after an 8-year hiatus, two truths guide the week: Everyone is creative, and everyone is welcome.

Laity Lodge welcomed guests again this fall after having received some much-needed architectural and design attention, after over fifty years of near-constant use.

If you attended a Laity Lodge retreat during the 1960s, ’70s, or ’80s, dust off your scrapbooks and send us a scan* of your photos along with a short account of your time in the Canyon. We’re actively expanding our Archives and seeking to further preserve our history.

Jimmy Abegg is losing his eyesight, yet he continues to paint. 

For more than three decades, Grimes’ modest coffee mugs have been a warming, earthy touchstone symbolizing all that’s experienced at Laity Lodge.

As part of the overall renovation of Laity Lodge, Cedar Brake, a facility little known to most guests, is also undergoing a major renovation and re-imagining—architecturally, conceptually, and strategically.

Unlike some builders, the people who are remaking Laity Lodge did not start from scratch. Their job has been to to find the heart and soul of the existing building and accommodate it—educating themselves on original intent, listening to the landscape, fully grasping both the legacy and mission of Laity Lodge.