INVEST IN REST

Invest in your future generations.

Be part of a community where well-being isn’t a weekend escape, but a way of life.

The moment has arrived. A rare opportunity to anchor yourself in a life devoted to well-being, beauty, and the restorative rhythm of nature is here.

This is more than a retreat. It is an invitation to belong.

Wild Rice Retreat is expanding with a new lifestyle planned community and sanctuary to complement the Midwest’s top Conde Nast Ranked Wellness Resort! A place to Invest in Rest and a turn-key cabin in the woods opportunity like no other. Scandinavian modern-style cabins that blend into the landscape and anchor this holistic destination retreat for years to come.

Cabin owners who join this unique circle will be able to engage in complimentary immersion class offerings and find a balance of peace and community at the FOREST WATERS.

Connect to Nature - Walk the Labyrinth and extensive Trail System throughout the 100 acre woods, bathe in the shadow of the white pines, and find your breath again the hemlock grove.

Cabin owners will enjoy yearly memberships to ROOT for Ayurveda-inspired seasonal meals.

Amenities steeped in the time and place and outdoor adventure down every pathway, owning a cabin at Wild Rice Retreat is the legacy investment you have been waiting for!

FOREST WATERS

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Wild Rice Retreat has established a set of guiding principles for the design and development the Lifestyle expansion. Anchored by the elements - water, earth, fire, and air, the improvements are guided by ecological sensitivities, a deepened connection to nature, and well-being through shared experiences.

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Guiding Principles

Ecological Sensitivity

Wild Rice Retreat’s proximity to Lake Superior makes very apparent the responsibility to manage water use and to consider the impacts of new development on site water flow and natural processes. The team has closely collaborated with a professional wetland delineator, stormwater engineers, and the Wisconsin DNR to ensure responsible stormwater management. Additionally, the construction team takes care to protect all disturbed earth - preserving plant life, rock overburden, moss and lichen growth, and trees. To maintain an ecologically sensitive landscape, Wild Rice Retreat limits the impact of development through careful planning and siting studies, minimal footprint size, strict limitations on construction disturbance, and reuse of site materials.

Deepened Connection to Nature

Wild Rice Retreat aims to provide owners and guests with a profound and deepened connection to their natural surroundings. The retreat follows a set of guidelines from the International Dark Sky Association for lighting, retreat-wide quiet hours, water conservation, limits on building footprints in favor of preserving undeveloped land, and carefully designed spaces for well-being encouraging indoor-outdoor connections with nature.

In order to best support wildlife and landscape connectivity both within the WRR grounds and as a part of the greater surrounding area, new plantings are carefully selected from approved species lists as determined by local knowledge of the landscape and ecosystems. Cabin owners and visitors are expected to uphold these selections and recognize the beauty of the place as it is. Similarly, building materials are thoughtfully chosen for their relevance to the site, aesthetic, and durability with an emphasis on renewable and biodegradable materials. Design and construction are carefully considered for the specifics of each site’s conditions.

Well-Being Through Shared Experiences & Outdoor Adventure

Cabin owners and guests are supported and encouraged to connect with and heal mind, body, and spirit through a robust offering of retreat programming. Current and future amenities are being developed to reflect our cultural heritage. The best in outdoor adventure at their doorsteps with connections along the Brownstone Trail: downtown Bayfield 1.2 miles walk, Port Superior Marina for sailing and boating is a 1/2 mile walk, Mt. Ashwabay for biking, award winning trails for biking, hiking, and nordic and alpine skiing are a five minute drive away.

Site Plan & Cabin Design

Building on the award winning Salmela-Designed Retreat Center, the Cabins and Sanctuary will expand and elevate the Wild Rice Retreat Experience.

Designed by HGA Architects, the cedar-clad cabins will have expansive views and living spaces, kitchens, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, soaking tubs, privacy decks and patios and amazing views of either Lake Superior or the Boreal Forest.

Cabins will be integrated into the land and all the facilities at Wild Rice Retreat. Refer to the FAQs for much more detailed information.