{"id":22,"date":"2024-01-17T23:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T04:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:45:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are a retreat center located in the driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin. We have 68 acres to explore including a beautiful creek, a lovely view, and peaceful paths through the woods. We are also just a couple miles from the famous Elroy-Sparta bike trail and just a few minutes from access to the Kickapoo River, with many kayak, canoe, and tube rental options. Wildcat Mountain State Park is just 14 miles away. There are a couple of pool options 10-15 minutes away, including the Sparta Aquatic Center, complete with waterslides. Amish country is a beautiful 20-minute drive away with many stores selling all the famous Amish handmade items and produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the \u201cBook Now\u201d page to see our lodging options. Come and just enjoy the quiet retreat space, or take advantage of the beautiful area and many attractions nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VISION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainable and faithful lifelong Christian service by pastors, missionaries, young adults, and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/?page_id=125\" title=\"\">Vision and Mission<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/?page_id=121\" title=\"\">Who Are We?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are a retreat center located in the driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin. We have 68 acres to explore including a beautiful creek, a lovely view, and peaceful paths through the woods. We are also just a couple miles from the famous Elroy-Sparta bike trail and just a few minutes from access to the Kickapoo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314,"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebeautifulretreats.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}