Reading Retreat
An All Inclusive Vacation, Devoted To Reading
Upcoming Retreats
February 26-28, 2027
March 19-21, 2027
April 23-25, 2027
Time To Read
Spend time in a gorgeous space with lots of free time to cozy up with your books.
Incredible Food
Handcrafted food with local, sustainable, and healthy ingredients. Trust us, the food is fantastic.
Embrace the Quiet
Surrounded by the peace of nature and the quiet of a 16+ resort
Bookish Community
Meet other bookish people and talk about your favorite topic, books! With small retreats of 9-12 people we are always impressed the strength of the community that is built. Join us solo or with a buddy!
Wellness Offerings
Sauna and wellness classes included (but by no means required).
New for 2027: Slow Monday
Slow Monday is an optional extra night at Wild Rice Retreat for guests who want to extend their retreat stay through Monday morning. With no scheduled programming, it’s simply extra time to rest, read, enjoy the sauna and trails, and ease slowly back into everyday life.
Sample Daily Schedule
Think of the schedule as a choose your own adventure. We would love to have you join, but totally understand if you’d rather stay back and read.
8 am - Light Breakfast
9 am - Quiet Community Reading
10 am - Brunch
12:30 - Optional Wild Rice Wellness Class or Reading Retreat Excursion
5 pm - Dinner
6 pm - Quiet Community Reading
7pm - Facilitated Discussion about Reading and Books
24/7 Open Sauna
FAQs
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Our Reading Retreat is an all inclusive vacation focused on books and reading. There will be lots of free time to read, explore Wild Rice Retreat, take wellness classes, eat fantastic food, and generally choose your own adventure around other bookish people.
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Wild Rice Retreat in Bayfield, WI hosts our reading retreats.
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Guests are responsible for their own transportation to and from the retreat center in Bayfield, WI. It is located 4 hours away from Minneapolis. If you want a shorter drive you can fly into Ironwood Airport (IWD) and cut your drive down to 1 hour.
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There are a variety of housing options that balance solitude and community. If you want to meet new people, the treehaus options balance private bedrooms and bathrooms with shared communal spaces. Want to stay with a small group of friends? Check out the nest rooms.
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We aim to have 9-18 people on each retreat (including hosts)
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Yes! We welcome solo guests! All of our retreats tend to be a mixture of solo guests and people that come with a buddy.
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First and foremost, we want you to have time with your books. The schedule for each day consists of meals and time at the end of each day to read together and have a facilitated discussion about books. Otherwise, the schedule is open for you to read, check out the sauna, attend a wellness class, or, oh yeah, read.
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When you sign up you will be charged 50% of the retreat cost immediately. 45 days prior to the first day of the retreat you will automatically be charged the second payment. You can get a full refund up until 46 days prior to the retreat.
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Whatever you want! This isn’t like a book club where everyone reads the same book. Instead you will read whatever books you would like and we will get to learn about new books through each other!
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Check in is on Friday at 4pm and check out is Sunday at 11am. Brunch goes until 12, so you are welcome to hang out later as long as you’re all packed up!
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Wild Rice is only hosts guest 16 years and older. So, depends on the age of your kid! If they are 16+, they are welcome to join you.
