Founded in 1959 as a Jesuit college and training facility, Colombiere Conference Center offers overnight accommodations, meeting facilities and food services for a variety of corporate, social, school and religious groups. Its dining facilities and auditorium can accommodate up to 140 guests. The center hosts a wide spectrum of nonprofit and for profit groups and is available for educational, religious, and governmental day and overnight programs, as well as both corporate and religious retreats. Colombiere markets its facilities for business meetings, family reunions, corporate team building programs, youth retreats, and various religious and nondenominational retreats. The Colombiere Conference Center facility is situated on more than 400 acres of mature pines and hardwoods in Clarkston, Mich.