Little Retreat in the Forest

Little Retreat in the Forest Nestled back in an 80 acre forest near Gimli MB. Booking direct by e transfer, or Airbnb. Dear wonderful guests!! I did equip the house with Wifi.

See calendar on Airbnb. ‘The Forest' is perfect for those seeking a serene private getaway to restore in mature. The setting is a serene woodsy oasis and what dreams are made of (if you're a nature lover)! On the land you will find several ponds, trails of varying degrees of roughness and you might see the deer roaming around (they are out there you will see all the tracks!), hopefully not see a b

ear but there a nearby family, and likely hear the various birds, coyotes and wolves, and maybe even see a hawk or an eagle. And of course the wildflowers of which I have counted between 10 and 15 different kinds including wild lilies, roses and orchids. The main airbnb cabin has all the modern day comforts but as John Prine directed in his music, I threw out the TV :) but kept the guitar and banjo lol (seriously!). There are 2 decks to choose from, depending on whether you are wanting sun or shade throughout the day. I would love the place to continue to be pup friendly so bring your dog and explore the forest ;). At night I love to cozy up inside with a nice fire in the woodstove. Developing plans include a yurt, a group campsite complete (done!) with composting outhouse and outdoor shower and claw foot tub (all done!), tipi and a vintage trailer and a pretty pristine 22 foot sailboat with ladder to get up - all done!). We bought a vw bus shell and if you’re into roughing it a couple of your group can stay in the futon bed in the 1971 vw bus. Oh I bought a second trailer this year a as HD pit it in a private spot so two of your group can stay there too :). Future plans are all on the sustainable building plans - maybe a Cobb tiny house or something, if only there was more time! A few years ago we put in a new swimming area and fire pit and expanded the ponds for the wildlife and guest use. The pond is amazing and oh the boulders by the pond fire pit :). The cabin, front and back decks, trails, pond, tipi and campsite, trailer and about 60 of the back acres are all yours to explore. We are building our spot a ways away from the cabin on the front 20 acres or so, and our own private trails, come say hello if you like at our prospector tent. We know you like your secluded privacy so we’ll just assume you’re doin’ your own thing. But holler if you need something. :)

We love the place in summer or winter, in winter it is equally beautiful and great for snowshoeing or close to the renowned ski trails of Camp Morton. In summer check out the shores of Lake Winnipeg and the Monastery at Camp Morton or go for a drive to Gimli or Riverton and other close by towns. I want to personally acknowledge that in the interlake of Manitoba we are on the homelands of the Metis Nation and the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe Nations of Treaty 1. This deserves special recognition and respect and reconciliation with the Indigenous Nations on whose territories we are on in this place called Canada. All my best to wonderful guests and visitors! Michael
Little Retreat in the Forest

Friends have you seen this?!
03/22/2025

Friends have you seen this?!

The Little Retreat in the Forest is your Canadian secluded, magical forest escape. A very short drive north of beautiful Gimli, hidden down a long winding driveway. Pup friendly.

What do you think?
03/21/2025

What do you think?

The Forest is your secluded, magical escape on 80 acres of private forest. Close (not too close) to Gimli, Manitoba down a long, private road. Waiting for you

Freshened up the website a little!
03/21/2025

Freshened up the website a little!

Restore and disconnect away from the busyness in nature and the forest, walk the trails and enjoy the serenity of a secluded cabin away from it all in your own forest escape. Go for nature walks and practice shinrin yoku, enjoy medicinal teas, play vinyl on the turntable. Not far from Gimli and Camp

Our friends at Hollow Reed!
03/16/2025

Our friends at Hollow Reed!

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

03/12/2025

The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.

Who thought a 1995 f150 would get all this done.
01/19/2025

Who thought a 1995 f150 would get all this done.

Hanging in the Hermitage… -25 but nice with plus 25 inside… 🔥
01/18/2025

Hanging in the Hermitage… -25 but nice with plus 25 inside… 🔥

I don’t think she wants to go outside.
01/17/2025

I don’t think she wants to go outside.

Winter in the Forest! ❄️🌲🌲🌲🌲
12/14/2024

Winter in the Forest! ❄️🌲🌲🌲🌲

The weather and seasons are going to shift really soon from this late fall to the winter ahead. 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
11/21/2024

The weather and seasons are going to shift really soon from this late fall to the winter ahead. 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

My favourite time. Driving into spots and getting firewood out 🍁🍁🍁
11/10/2024

My favourite time. Driving into spots and getting firewood out 🍁🍁🍁

Boats are hibernating, pond is starting to ice over. Watching the changing of seasons. 🍁
11/06/2024

Boats are hibernating, pond is starting to ice over. Watching the changing of seasons. 🍁

It’s a start, a long way to go.
10/28/2024

It’s a start, a long way to go.

Woohoo finally made it to its home. 🚌🚌🚌
09/15/2024

Woohoo finally made it to its home. 🚌🚌🚌

What’s in a name. ❤️
09/15/2024

What’s in a name. ❤️

Hanging out with the woodpile.
09/14/2024

Hanging out with the woodpile.

Raining outside. So… chain saw put away, it’s Nap Time 😴
09/13/2024

Raining outside. So… chain saw put away, it’s Nap Time 😴

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Ukranian Park Road
Gimli, MB
R0C0M0

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2047912662

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Honestly I think this is the only reason I always wanted my own little woods to go to ❤️🌍🌲

Take your time amongst the trees. These old ones tower on guard for their willow friends. #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #stories #foreststories

From some recent wanderings amongst the spruce and tamarack.

Like it says, my tips on how to stay warm at -33. 🤩

How to use a splitter maul. 🪵🌲🪓🌟💚

Happy holidays to you and your family from us. You only see our logo in a couple secret and not so secret places! Haha hohoho have some time with family even if it’s by phone or to drop something off or together in your hearts, best wishes from us. ❤️❄️⛄️🎅🎄❤️

Thinking today about next summer and planning the next Forest school. We have some dates blocked off in 2021 for our next retreats with @hollow.reed.healing.arts. The video is from last year’s teachings from @chad_cornell. 👆👆 Not too much more to announce yet but of course planning them appropriate for the times and a limited number of spots, same as last year, with camping in the Forest campsite and options for other accommodations. And limiting the number for the best learning experience. We are hoping for TWO weekends next year instead of one weekend, one in July and one in June. Last year it sold out with a long waiting list so hopefully this helps. We see others doing online courses and retreats and that may still be an option, we might still look at that soon, we’ve been busy at the @littleretreatintheforest with a lot of new things this year. Hey we are all super resilient and we got this, let’s be present but work on the future.❤️🌳🙏🌎🧘🏽‍♂️

What do you think of thistles? ❤️🦋🌎🪐⚡️🐸

A few weeks ago we had a few lovely souls over, it was really beautiful. ❤️❤️ I hope we hear you play again @breannagoldenberg!! We got a little bit of folk fest this year after all. Wonderful and most heartfelt, after a day of learning about plant medicine, to have community in nature together, the Forest spirits were there. Especially beautiful since we are not able to hear creations of folk musicians this year. 🦋🌎🍄🪐⚡️🌈🌿

Here’s to fresh perspective on the place we all love. ❤️❤️🌈💫☮️🟢🔹🐸🌈 📷📷🙏 @dwaynelarson photography.

I must have sat in meditation and awareness for an hour, but I lost track of time, which is good, just focusing on the breath (except for picking off the odd wood tick) and refocusing after the day’s projects. It’s good to lose track of time in a downtime kind of way. #littleretreatintheforest #meditation #bepresent #forestlife #breathe #life

We all like love stories 💕💫. I was watching how much this bee loves this rose 😃. #littleretreatintheforest

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