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What is the Ferry Beach Experience like in the age of COVID-19?
​Guests are welcomed to join us on campus to participate in Reimagined Programs and Personal Retreats at Ferry Beach!  See what some of our guests this summer have said about their experience staying on campus this summer.

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In this year of disappointment and uncertainty, my family was grateful that we made the leap to go to Ferry Beach for the week of Family & Friends. The conference center's attention to COVID safety precautions made it easier to relax and *enjoy* a week-long vacation at the beach. While we missed many friends, we were delighted to deepen some friendships with folks who were present -- in a socially distant way, of course! ​
​~ Kate, Family & Friends
What a wonderful, relaxing, renewing six days at Ferry Beach! The staff, facility and food were great, and everything felt very safe.  Lots of outdoor spaces and everyone respected social distancing. Perfect place for an individual or group retreat, which we all need so much right now! Thank you all!!
​~ Tim, Circles of Life
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Just finished an awesome week at Ferry Beach.  Things were very safe with spaced out set-ups and lodging, assigned bathrooms and sanitization practices.  Food service has been modified with plenty of safety precautions and the outdoor chapel is a perfect, safe place for worship.
​~Eileen, In The Company of Women
During the four days I stayed on campus in July, it was immediately clear that many things were different (no groups around dining tables, no crowded porch talks, no beach crowds, etc.), but some things were wonderfully the same:  cheerful welcomes at registration, friendly staff at every turn, helpful accommodations at meals, appreciation expressed for our attendance, fastidious lodgings, all the same as usual!  I’m so glad Ferry Beach braved the elements into a bold venture toward hosting community when we really needed it.
~ Ron, GAYLA
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“My extended family has been coming to Ferry Beach for almost 40 years now and we were so sad to think of missing a summer due to the pandemic. Luckily, we were able to come to campus during Family and Friends and while it was different than our typical experience, we had beautiful beach days, masked outdoor game nights, and some online multi-generation activities - all with the feeling of the love from Ferry Beach.”
​~ Meghan, Family & Friends

Review our COVID-19 response page and if you are able and want to join us at the Beach this summer, please do!  The loss in summer income is detrimental to Ferry Beach and the revenue our visitors provide us this summer will help us get through these difficult times.
covid-19 response
Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. 
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.  
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center
5 Boardwalk Drive, Saco, ME 04072 - Our Address has Changed.  Click here to learn more.
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  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Interest
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
    • For Members >
      • Strategic Plan
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
  • Schedule
    • Community Dinner
    • Line Dancing
    • Coffee Hour
    • Quilting Retreats
    • Dancing Jaguar's Adult Spirit Camp
    • Profound Treasury
    • Work Week
    • Annual Meeting
    • Personal Retreaters Week
    • Outdoor Work Week
    • Summer Concerts
    • Sand and Stars
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Company of Women
    • Circle of Music
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend
    • Summer Cookouts
    • Dancing Jaguar's Teacher Training
    • AFG
    • SOS Saco Bay Conference
    • Vintage Improv
    • Kindred Spirits
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Retreats
    • Our Dining Center
    • Our Accessibility
    • Our Policies
  • Lodging
  • News
    • Discovery
    • Maine Storm & Climate News
    • Blog
  • Plan a Gathering
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources
  • Store