The Spent Dandelion Theological Retreat Center offers a gorgeous, private studio apartment for your stay. Above a detached garage, the space holds one queen and one full bed, offering sleeping options for two adults and two children, or two adults who know each other well!

Inclusive in the rate is one hour of theological conversation per day of your stay with Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen, a systematic theologian and an ordained Lutheran pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Her 4000+ library is available to you during your stay (volumes being added weekly); peruse and "check-out" the books piquing your interest before your arrival, find them waiting for you in the studio. Of course, enjoy its use while you are here!

In the apartment itself, feel at home with the kitchenette, the private bathroom and shower, and the deck overlooking the private woods. Peek through the telescope to peer into the night skies, and peek through the trees to be rewarded with a view of Lake Superior.

For your studying/writing/reflecting needs, enjoy the use of our free wi-fi and private printer in the comfort of the studio.

Listen for the coyotes and wolves, watch for the deer, get your fingers dirty in the garden and help yourself to its produce, and eat an apple from the tree just outside your screen door.

Welcome to the promise of retreat, reflection, and restoration along Minnesota's scenic North Shore!