How to Register
Class sizes are limited. Early registration is recommended. You may register for a seminar by mail, fax, or phone.
Online registration is not an option. Please do not try to register online.
1. MAIL: Print and complete the registration form and mail to Björklunden Seminars, P.O. Box 10, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202.
2. FAX: Print and complete the registration form and fax to 920-839-2688. Include your credit card information.
3. PHONE: Call Björklunden at 920-839-2216 and ask for Samantha. She will get you registered for the seminar you wish to take.
Please note: All seminar confirmation correspondence will be done via email when possible. Please provide an email address on your registration form.
If you would like a seminar brochure complete with registration form mailed to you, please call 920-839-2216 or email your mailing address to Samantha at samantha.a.szynskie@lawrence.edu.
Help keep Björklunden a great place to learn! Björklunden’s year-round operations are supported by donations from friends like you. Please consider designating a tax-deductible gift for this purpose on your seminar registration form.
Fees
Bring a friend to a seminar who is new to Björklunden and receive a discount of $100 for resident or $50 for commuter.
Residents
- For weeks ending Friday afternoon: $765 per person, double occupancy; $1,020 per person, single occupancy
- For weeks ending Saturday morning: $865 per person, double occupancy; $1,150 per person, single occupancy
- For Family Week/Grandparents-Grandchildren Week: $535 resident adult; $380 resident youth (ages 7-15)
- This all-inclusive fee covers seminar tuition, lodging, meals, and some supplies.
- Same-gender roommates will be assigned to those participants who register for a double occupancy room but do not specify a roommate.
Commuters (two options)
- $365 per person
- For Family Week/Grandparents-Grandchildren Week: $365 commuter adult; $180 commuter youth (ages 7-15)
- This fee covers seminar tuition, some supplies, Sunday dinner and all lunches. Other meals charged separately.
- $300 per person
- This fee covers seminar tuition and some supplies only. Meals are not included in this package.
OR
Houseguests
- For weeks ending Friday afternoon: $560 per person, double occupancy; $790 per person, single occupancy
- For weeks ending Saturday morning: $585 per person, double occupancy; $890 per person, single occupancy
- This fee covers lodging and meals only. First preference on housing is given to seminar participants.
Deposits and terms
A deposit of $350/resident, $150/commuter or $250/houseguest per seminar is due when you make your reservation. The balance is due 30 days prior to your arrival. Registrants who cancel their reservations more than 30 days in advance of their arrival date will receive a full refund, less a $35 per-person processing fee. Those canceling with less than 30 days notice will receive a refund of all but $150.
Please make checks payable to Lawrence University–Björklunden.
Seminar Cancellations: When Björklunden cancels a seminar, you will receive a full refund for fees you have paid.
Seminar Information
- Seminar participants choose only one seminar for each week of attendance.
- Participants may arrive for seminars after 4:00pm on Sunday; seminars officially begin with dinner on Sunday evening.
- Most seminars end Friday after lunch and include a Thursday evening fish boil.
- Other seminars end Saturday after breakfast and include a Friday evening fish boil. Guests of these seminars are invited to sample local cuisine on Thursday evening, our chef’s night off.
- Classes usually meet weekday mornings from 9:00am to noon and some evenings, leaving the remaining time free. One exception is the Family/Grandparents Week which meets every day from 9:00am to 9:30pm with one afternoon and one evening free.
- It is the participant's responsibility to acquire any required texts and/or materials. The necessary information will be included in the confirmation letter and can also be found at the end of each online course description. It is suggested that you check your local library for a copy of the class text if you would like to avoid having to purchase one.
- Some seminars require an additional materials fee. These fees are noted at the end of each online course description and may be paid upon arrival.
- Gratuities for the staff are not included in your registration fee.
Typical Weekly Schedule
SUNDAY
4pm Participant arrival begins
6pm Dinner
(7:15pm ) (Possible introductions and class meeting - per instructor)
MONDAY
8am Breakfast
9am-12pm Class
10:30am Snack
12pm Lunch
1pm-4pm Chapel tours – Free for seminar participants
6pm Dinner
TUESDAY
8am Breakfast
9am-12pm Class
10:30am Snack
12pm Lunch
1:15pm Björklunden trails tour with Jane Whitney (tour lasts between 1 to 2 hours)
6pm Dinner
WEDNESDAY
8am Breakfast
9am-12pm Class
10:30am Snack
12pm Lunch
1pm-4pm Chapel tours – Free for seminar participants
6pm Dinner
THURSDAY
8am Breakfast
9am-12pm Class
10:30am Snack
12pm Lunch
5:45pm Fish Boil “boil over” at the lakeside fire pit
6pm Fish Boil dinner (our chef’s night off & your opportunity to sample local cuisine)
7:45pm Staff talent show
FRIDAY
8am Breakfast
9am-12pm Class
10:30am Snack
12pm Lunch
Depart after lunch
Accommodations/Amenities
Seminar participants may either reside at the lodge or commute from the area. We also accept houseguests who reside at the lodge but do not participate in seminars.
- Guest rooms contain two, four, or six twin beds with two beds on the floor and the other beds in bunk bed formation.
- All guest rooms have a private bathroom and contain linens (sheets, blankets, quilts, pillows, bath towels, hand towels, face cloths, and a bath mat), bars of soap, hangers, desks, dressers, and nightstands.
- All guest rooms contain their own A/C wall unit to use in the summer and thermostat-controlled in-floor heating system for the fall and winter.
- In the spirit of a relaxed stay, there are no radios, televisions or phones in the bedrooms. It is suggested that you bring your own alarm clock.
- If you need a handicap accessible room, please indicate accordingly on your registration form.
- An iron, ironing board and rubber tub mats are available upon request.
- Wireless internet access is available throughout the lodge; there is also a computer lab with a number of PCs available for your use. No username or password is required for use of the computers or wireless network.
- There are six music practice rooms, each with a piano or keyboard, available for guests to use upstairs. We ask that guests be respectful of others who may be staying in the surrounding bedrooms and to not practice during normal sleeping hours.
- Cell phone reception is very poor at Björklunden – most people have luck getting reception outside the lodge in the parking lot.
- Smoking is not permitted in any building on the estate. Smoking is only allowed outside of the northern entrance of the main lodge.
- There is an elevator.
- Dogs are not allowed in the lodge.
- Camping is not allowed anywhere on the Björklunden property. This includes tents, pop-up campers and RVs.
- Consider bringing a raincoat and a sweater or jacket - the lodge will be comfortable, but it is often cool in Baileys Harbor, even when the rest of the peninsula is warm.
- Casual dress is acceptable everywhere in Door County, so do not feel that you must “dress for dinner” while you are here.
- Bring any class materials, personal toiletries, and any medications you might need.
- The bar here is strictly BYOB, whether it be alcohol or soft drinks. A soda machine is located on the first floor under the north stairway – 50¢ per can.
- Your Door County friends and family are welcome to join you at mealtime as space permits; we can work out the logistics once you arrive.
- Please let us know, in advance if possible, if you have any special dietary needs or food allergies (e.g. vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose intolerant, allergic to shellfish, etc.). Our chef will do his best to accommodate individuals with dietary requirements.
- NO FIREWORKS ON THE GROUNDS.
If you have further questions, please feel free to call Samantha Szynskie at 920-839-2216 or email her at samantha.a.szynskie@lawrence.edu.
