Relax at a retreat at Crow Wing Crest Lodge
Long, sandy beach with five kayaks, two canoes, four SUPs, peddleboats and funbugs to borrow for free as guest. New swim lounge platform with hammock and swings
Yoga on the Lawn and more spa stuff and holistic rejuvenation therapies at CWC Fall Relaxation Retreats 4th weekend in September
Event Information
Crow Wing Crest Lodge
31159 County Road 23Akeley, MN 56433
About
Need a break? Here’s an excuse to get away for a spa or retreat weekend for some
peace and quiet and to “hang out” with other like-minded folk. Only a
scenic 3 hour drive north of the cities, soak in mother nature’s healing
embrace to rejuvenate, gain some perspective, find some balance, and to
get connected.
This is a very low key, relaxed retreat. We encourage you to do as little or as much as you'd like.
If you want to work on some inner issues and healing, we have a really supportive group to help you feel safe.
If you want to just have fun and chat and play with other like-minded individuals, this is a great opportunity.
If you simply want to do nothing at all but stare at a chipmunk trying to sneak into your cabin, hey, "more power to ya!"
All meals are on your own (bring food! cabins have fully equipped kitchens and outdoor charcoal grills.)
RETREAT RATES: Private cabins start at $119/night for an individual. (Bring friends. Group in same cabin? Around $75/night/person - depending on length of stay.)
Generally each retreat includes the following activities:
- Drum Circle on Friday evening (free)
- Lakeside Sauna (free)
- Classes: (Yoga on the Lawn, Group Meditation, Painting Class, Aromatherapy, etc. $5 - $30 average each activity. Optional add-ons - signup sheets available upon arrival.)
- Holistic Healing Sessions: typically Reflexology, Massage, Reiki, Akashic Records readings, Tarot Card readings, Organic Facials, Vibrational Healing (with Singing Bowls), Ear Candling, Ionic Detox Foot Baths, and more - depending on available practitioners.
(Optional add-ons - signup sheets available upon arrival.)
- Take a nature hike on one of our wooded trails and inhale the crisp scent of falling leaves and balsam fir
- Detoxify in our rustic lakeside sauna, then jump in the lake for a refresh!
- Curl up with a good book on your cabin deck
- Stare into the lake while dipping your toes off the edge of a dock as a dragonfly perches next to your hand
- Bask in the glow of a crackling campfire: watch for shooting stars,
listen to a trilling loon song, roast marshmallows and tell stories - Try catching a trophy fish
- Glide peacefully across the spring fed clear waters of the lake in a canoe or kayak
- Balance on a Stand Up Paddleboard
- Lounge on the lakeside lodge deck to watch the ducks gather, a great blue heron spearing a meal, acorns bouncing away from industrious squirrels
- Sit back and notice the colors of sunset
- Take a morning mist cruise around the lake on a peddleboat
- Stay young at heart and play the many games available here:
horseshoes, shuffleboard, volleyball, basketball, board games, chess, puzzles, etc.
- Check out area antique shopping (2 miles)
- Try a leisurely game of area golf (8 - 30 miles)
- Bike the 28 mile paved Heartland Scenic Bike Trail (within 1.5 miles)
- Go horseback riding at area stables (30 miles in Pine River)
- Indulge your palate with local gourmet and provincial eateries (2 - 30 mile radius American, Italian, Mexican, Fine Dining, Ice Cream, etc.)
- Itasca State Park (28 miles)
- Forest Edge Winery (produced with only local ingredients) (10 miles north)
- Oil & Vinegar tasting (8 miles - Walker)
- Microbrewery (8 miles - Walker)
- Local artisans (8 miles - Walker Mall or Dorset - 10 miles)
- Paul Bunyan Museum (1.5 miles)
- Art & History Museums (Walker-8 miles, Park Rapids-17 miles)