Your Getaway to Adventure
Reprinted from High Springs & Alachua Magazine
Every once in awhile you hear of someone following their heart's vision and ending up with more than they could have imagined.  This is the case with Rum Island Retreat.  From the world of Interior design, textile design and artistic silks for wear, Wanda Baxter imagined a retreat that would nourish her artistic spirit and at the same time be available to other wanting to immerse themselves in nature's restorative vibrations.  Wanda imagined and has breathed life into Rum Island Retreat.  Read More >>

Rum Island Retreat: A Celebration in Time
Reprinted from High Springs & Alachua Magazine, June 2008
How often do you watch travel shows showing eco-friendly getaways thousands of miles away in what would appear to be, quite frankly, treacherous conditions?

And then there's Rum Island Retreat. Words struggle to capture the gentleness, the magic, and the ageless spirit of the place. The same beauty that must have delighted the early dwellers of our North Central Florida area remains. At the very gate to the property, you can launch your kayak and go only 700 feet down the Santa Fe River to the Rum Island Park and Springs. 
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