Dormitories and Personal Shelters

Residences

There are currently four main residences and nine personal shelters in which East Wind’s members reside. Fanshen and Annares are the two largest dorms. Fanshen, built in 1975, is a twenty-one room residence, while Annares houses ten. Annares includes a shared downstairs area with a kitchen, shower, living room, and an extensive community library. All rooms in dorms have electricity and heat.

Lilliput, built in 1977, is a residence established for children and families. Lilliput houses a dozen people and includes a kitchen, living room, play space, and home schooling room. Lilliputians also enjoy a nice backyard with a garden, sandbox, kids’ pool, and small playground. There are two other playgrounds elsewhere in community.

A rustic wooden house surrounded by lush green trees and bushes, with a grass and dirt yard containing a child's bicycle, a garden hose, a small trailer, a picnic table, and children’s toys.

Personal Shelters & Guesthouse

The nine personal shelters include five single residences (Northwatch, the Yurt, Anarchia, The Aviary, and Further) and four double shelters (the Dome, the Arc, Gitchigumi, and Rivendell). Personal shelters are small abodes located in the woods surrounding community proper; most are simple living and sleeping spaces with outhouses, though some include extremely basic kitchen set ups. Some personal shelters have electricity while others operate on solar panels or without electricity completely. All use wood stoves for heat.

A rustic cabin made from a repurposed bus with a front porch, surrounded by trees in a wooded area.

The Lighthouse is a beautiful little cabin in the woods bordering our Golden Valley. It serves as a guesthouse and a retreat for members. Members are able to sign out the Lighthouse for visiting friends and family on a first come first serve basis.

A wooden house surrounded by tall trees in a dense forest with a small balcony on the left side.
A wooden cabin with icicles hanging from the roof, surrounded by snow and trees in winter.
A wooden cabin surrounded by trees in a forest, with three people sitting on the porch.
An old, colorful bus with painted artistic designs on its sides, situated in a wooded forest area with trees and green foliage surrounding it. A hammock hangs between trees nearby.