ACCOMMODATIONS

We welcome artists of various disciplines, as well as non artists who want to retreat.

The Herdsman’s House, located one hour south of Winnipeg, just off Hwy 75 on PR 421, is a quiet and conducive place to retreat and create. This four season , 2 bedroom house is equipped with a queen sized bed, double bed, bedstee, Schlopbenkj (sleep bench), bedding and towels, sitting/dining area, fully equipped kitchenette, 3 piece bathroom, high speed Internet, writing desk, and good natural light .

Guests are welcome to use the woodfired sauna, and a private area with a patio, firepit, bbque, and deck.

For larger group retreats/workshops, the Krahn barn features a 140 seat perfomance venue, private suite with bathroom and kitchenette, and access to Margruite’s studio. Inquire at margruitekrahn@gmail.com or 1-204-324-1612

HISTORY

  Originally a housebarn, this basic wood-frame house is set in rural surroundings in Neubergthal, an early Mennonite street village and national historic site located one hour south of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Herdsman’s House, built in ca. 1880s, is the only remaining dwelling of its type in Canada. It is a good illustration of the homes built for herd-marshals (cattle) in the farm villages established by the Mennonite settlers beginning in the mid 1870’s.

The village of Neubergthal sits on Treaty One Territory, home of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway), and Nehiyaw (Cree).  In the early 1870s  the Metis Nation applied for and were denied the same land the Mennonites were granted.

Starting in 2002, Paul and Margruite Krahn began stabilizing and restoring the Herdsman’s House to much of its early state. Features include: two bedrooms and a sitting/dining room  surrounding a central Russian Bake Oven/Heater (rebuilt by Restoration Workshop, Parks Canada) ; original fir flooring with reproduced hand painted floor patterns; built-in cupboard/Friesian style bedstee, handmade doors and windows, and many other features including handmade Mennonite period furniture. In 2015 an addition was added to include a full bathroom and kitchenette.