Hackmatack Retreat: Time Out for Time In

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Hackmatack Retreat: Time Out for Time In

check us out @ www.hackmatackretreat.com The land is native prairie with a winding slow river, ponds, 200+-year-old oaks, and big sky.

The mission of Hackmatack Retreat is to provide an accessible space that becomes the physical container for deep wisdom teachings and heart-centered, transformative work. Hackmatack Retreat Center in Richmond Illinois (bordering Wisconsin) sits on almost 30 acres of protected land in the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in the heart of the Midwest. With countless places to enjoy the silence and meditate, gathering spaces for group work, and writing nooks and crannies indoors and out, Hackmatack seeks to offer “time out for time in” amidst this noisy world. Only five minutes from two small towns with all the amenities needed, and within an hour or so of major airports of O’hare, Midway, Milwaukee, or Rockford, Hackmatack is all about ease. We’re also 15+ minutes from the world-class historic resort town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We host retreats and on a case-by-case basis offer Hackmatack for others to use for their retreats.

03/30/2026

The world goes quiet. The glass goes golden.

Wake up to 30 acres of protected forest and a sky that reminds you why silence is sacred. Our glass cabin puts you inside the sunrise, not watching it from a distance.

Two hours from Chicago. A thousand miles from your inbox.

03/23/2026

Some rooms ask you to sit down and stay a while.

The glass cabin at Hackmatack does exactly that, floor-to-ceiling views of old-growth oaks, a shelf lined with books chosen for wandering minds, and the kind of quiet that makes thinking feel possible again.

No itinerary. No noise. Just you, the forest, and whatever needs space to unfold.
Two hours from Chicago. A world away from everything else.

Link in bio to learn more.

03/16/2026

New season, new beginning.

The glass cabin at Hackmatack Retreat is open, surrounded by 30 acres of native prairie and ancient oaks just two hours from Chicago. Spring has a way of reminding us that transformation is always possible.

This is your invitation.

03/09/2026

The light finds you here.

Our glass cabin sits inside 30 acres of protected old-growth forest — where 200-year-old oaks filter the morning sun and the outside world falls completely away.

Designed for stillness. Built for transformation.

Request cabin info at the link in bio.

03/03/2026

Floor to ceiling glass. A slow river just outside. 200-year-old oaks. Big sky.
The glass cabin at Hackmatack was designed to dissolve the line between inside and out, so the land can do what it does.

Calm the mind. Open the heart. Begin the work.

Space for up to 6 guests.

Request cabin info at the link in bio.

02/24/2026

Sunrise through picture windows. Coffee on the deck. Miles of trails waiting just outside the door.

The Glass Cabin in Richmond, IL was designed for moments exactly like that — just 1.5 hours from downtown Chicago.

Whether you're craving a solo reset, a romantic weekend, or a creative retreat, this is your sign to go.

Book the link in bio.

02/10/2026

Floor-to-ceiling windows. 200-year-old oaks. Complete stillness.

The Glass Cabin at Hackmatack Retreat dissolves the boundary between inside and out — where you can watch the sun rise over native prairie, trace the winding river through protected forest, and let the big Midwest sky hold space for whatever you're carrying.

Two hours from Chicago. A world away from everything else.

Time out for time in.

01/27/2026

The Glass Cabin at Hackmatack transforms into a crystalline cocoon when winter arrives—where floor-to-ceiling windows frame a world gone quiet under fresh snow, and the only sound is the crackling of the fire inside.

Wrapped in warmth while the forest rests under its white blanket. Steaming mugs. Soft blankets. The kind of stillness that lets you finally hear yourself think.
This is where you step away from everything to step back into yourself.

Time out for time in—now with a winter view.

01/21/2026

Glass Cabin Winter Serenity

The river freezes over at Hackmatack, creating a landscape of stillness that invites deep reflection. Our Glass Cabin sits at the edge of this transformation—where moving water becomes mirror, where constant motion surrenders to quiet.

Winter at Hackmatack offers a different kind of retreat. The frozen river, the bare oaks, the big Midwest sky—everything stripped to its essence. This is the season for going inward, for the work that requires silence and space.

The Glass Cabin sleeps up to 6 guests and provides an immersive experience in the protected forest of the National Wildlife Refuge. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the winter landscape while you stay warm inside, creating the perfect container for personal transformation or intimate group work.

Available for weekend getaways or extended stays. Premium members have priority booking.

Two hours from Chicago. A world away from everything else.

01/12/2026

Winter stillness at Hackmatack

Even our statues pause to breathe beneath the snow.

The Glass Cabin waits—warm, luminous, surrounded by 30 acres of protected forest now wrapped in winter's quiet. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the transformation happening outside while you tend to the one happening within.

This is what "time out for time in" looks like in January.

Weekend getaways and cabin rentals available for 6 guests or less. Just two hours from Chicago in Richmond, IL. LGBTIQ inclusive, non-denominational, radically beautiful.

01/06/2026

Frozen stillness. Rising light. Space to breathe.

Two hours from Chicago, the slow river at Hackmatack Retreat holds winter's quiet—a reminder that transformation happens in the stillness between seasons.

30 acres of protected forest. 200-year-old oaks. Big sky. And the kind of silence that lets you hear yourself again.

Time out for time in.

12/14/2025

At The Glass Cabin, you don't have to arrive with it all figured out. This space holds room for the messy, the uncertain, the in-between. For the questions you're still asking. For the rest you didn't know you needed.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is give ourselves permission to simply be — exactly as we are, right now.

Surrounded by forest, light, and quiet, The Glass Cabin offers more than a getaway. It offers sanctuary.

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Richmond, IL
60071

Telephone

+18153072316

Website

http://www.goodworkscollective.org/

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