A weekend in Bayfield, Wisconsin: October 25 2025

I’ve spent the weekend with a lovely group of women at a place called The Wild Rice Retreat, which is a beautiful spa hotel in the town of Bayfield Wisconsin.

What’s interesting is that I didn’t know any of these women before coming here. I just signed up for the trip because it sounded. Like a fun thing to do in the fall. And sure enough, we have had perfect weather and sunshine illuminating the beautiful fall trees.

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This retreat weekend is all about eating nourishing food, discussing great books, walking, shopping, talking with interesting and like-minded book enthusiasts, and doing yoga. I have to say, after a few days of this I feel fantastic!

We have taken some wonderful walks through the woods into the little downtown area, which is very quaint and has a number of delightful stores.

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The leader of our group is named Kerri Miller. She is a local celebrity as she has been interviewing authors on Minnesota Public Radio for about 20 years. Her show is called Talking Volumes.

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The activities include walking and yoga, so I’ve been getting plenty of exercise this weekend!

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Thank you for visiting!

Photo credits: All of the photos in this post were taken by me and belong to me, unless otherwise noted.

My bio: I am a fiction writer and photographer based in Minnesota. I have had a lifelong love of fiction writing. I am earned my MFA in writing from the University of New Hampshire. My short stories go de have appeared in a range of literary journals and anthologies, and my first short story collection, Somewhere in Minnesota is available on Amazon US as well as international Amazon sites., Barnes & Noble or from the publisher.