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Grown-Up Getaway! 2 historic, rustic western cabins for the price of one- at Wise Acre-Nestled in trees, along a river in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. Hiking, biking, great restaurants. Not for those seeking the conventional. This is Real Colorado cabin-cottage West. Enchanted Elopement packages with ordained minister, help to create your unique ceremony, video, photos, honeymoon & more! Cozy, Boho log studio PLUS Glamping in our historic cowboy cabin for a creative retreat or honeymoon.
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PLEASE READ ALL--Wise Acre is better than glamping -- a RUSTIC, artfully funky, very LOCAL, whimsical compound of cabins and cottages. You will have access to TWO guesthouses for the PRICE of One--the attached, though separate, Living Studio with separate entrance, connected to Main Cabin where hosts Marcie and Mark live-- PLUS the rugged historic, separate Cowboy Writers' Cabin. And no other guests but YOU! All in an enchanting National Wildlife Federation Certified Backyard Wildlife Refuge. Remember sleep-away camp? Bring your swimsuits and river shoes. There are dipping holes in the East River--right in the back yard. Campfires, s'mores, fishing poles, snuggly, vintage tartan blankets, log cabin nights, great old books, Nat Geo magazines, board games, rushing streams, wildflower picnics, brilliant stars. That's Wise Acre, capturing 100 years of great American camp memories! Always mountain cool, shady and quiet, surrounded by stream and river, Wise Acre is an oasis in the high country of the West and Southwest.
And, like Sleep-away camp, if you choose to sleep in the historic Writers' Cabin, you will follow a 100-foot driveway to the en suite bathroom shared with YOUR OWN 2nd guest house, the Living Studio.
NOTE***The "Heidi Loft" or traditional homesteaders' cabin loft in the rafters above the woodburning stove is accessed by a 7-foot kiva ladder made of very sturdy pine tree trunks. It is not recommended for children under the age of 9 or those with fitness or mobility issues.
Wise Acre has long been known as a spiritual sanctuary, International WildFlower Festival site and celebration center to people throughout the valley and beyond.
Hosts Marcie Telander and Mark Schwiesow are well-established elders of the extended Valley, having been named "Valley Treasures" by the Crested Butte International Wildflower Festival.
We are grateful and honored to be community organizers, festivarians, writers and Earth-Justice advocates. Originally Midwesterners from Chicago, we were seeking to create a forward-thinking arts and writing compound. We came to Crested Butte and founded Wise Acre as eco-journalists, filmmakers and photographers--over 40 years ago. ***For more information and a wild and wonderful visual journey through our unique community, we would be honored if you viewed Marcie Telander's TEDXTalk including years of local history, tradition and ecological activism: "TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY: Celebrating Stories and Spirit of Place."
You can also read about our move to the valley, being enriched by Wise Acre and the 42 years through which we have offered, and continue to offer our services as preservers and protectors of our environment and wildly unique MoBoho (Mountain Bohemian) Community. Check Amazon for Marcie's essay and poetry in the award-winning collection: RITUAL AND HEALING: Stories of Ordinary and Extraordinary Transformation.
Guests have access to the private fishing in our back yard, walking our labyrinth, *bonfires in the fire-pit, the Writing Cabin and the Studio Living Space. There are also hammocks in the woodlands along our stream and the banks of the East River.
*Wise Acre is 420 Friendly with smoking OUTSIDE ONLY--
*if there are no fire and drought restrictions in place in the valley.
Guest access
The beautiful 1-acre property is shared with the hosts who live in the Main Cabin. The Living Studio has a separate entrance and has luxurious, soft bamboo sheets, fluffy towels, organic shampoo, conditioner, soaps and all the amenities to prep and make meals, refrigerator, etc. You will have private parking, off-street and right next to the Writers' Cabin. The Writers' Cabin does not have plumbing. **NOTE: You walk down a gently lit, 100-foot driveway to the studio/bath/kitchen/loft.
In your Sleeping/Living Cabin we stock the kitchen with fabulous, locally, fresh-roasted coffee from the Camp 4 Coffee bar--located just 1 mile away from your door. You can buy fresh homemade pastries and breakfast burritos at Camp 4 from 6am-11am every day. A very, Crested Buttian favorite! The studio also has breakfast choices including organic, local granola, English muffins, eggs, butter, jam, a french coffee press, organic teas, organic honey, stevia, sugar and local coffee. Olive oil, salt, pepper, spices and a range of basic kitchen equipment, cutlery are provided. We also provide seasonal fruits and chocolate treats, popcorn, crackers, chips, organic cereal, cream, plus fresh spring water from a local mountain spring close by.
On a lovely summer eve we like to share iced tea or a glass of wine with guest/s around our campfire in the green, green river gardens.
If your stay is 5 days or longer, you will have access to the washer and dryer in the Main Log House where we live. This will need to be in the evening or weekend with either Marcie or Mark showing you the way things work.
The Writer's Cabin, fire-pit, back yard, riverside sauna and deck and 2 patios are available for your enjoyment. PLUS right out your door you will find world-class Hiking and Mountain Biking trails just up the road. Superb trout fishing in the back yard. 7 miles from Crested Butte, Historic District and Wildflower Capital of Colorado, casual, classy restaurants and joyous locals.
If you add one of our ENCHANTED LOVE ELOPEMENTS, you will also have access to Marcie's ordained ministerial services to co-creative a glorious celebration with you. Plus our full micro-wedding services with ENCHANTED LOVE Artists and your honeymoon vacation here at Wise Acre. This sweet deal includes support in helping you create your vows, officiation of your ceremony, an ancient wedding tradition of Handfasting with a special red cord and professional photography of your engagement or elopement weekend, plus amazing Outdoor venues in our beautiful mountain valley amazing candid portraits and a weekend of photography by Mark Schwiesow.
We also provide gorgeous floral wreaths, combs and Wedding Crown and floral Wedding Arch and bouquet designs created just for you by artist and photo stylist Jo Ellipsis, make-up and hair-styling recommendations flowers and champagne if you choose plus local pastry chefs for a sweet treat for your sweet honeymoon outdoor picnic at Wise Acre.
At Wise Acre we also provide the Costume Cabin for Elopements where you will find Cosplay and ceremonial regalia to add to your wedding finery and help you choose from Woodland Wedding, Mountain Woman and Man, Leather and Lace, Gypsy, Mountain Bohemian, Fairy Tales, Medieval-Renaissance, Viking, Wild West and more magical costumes and enchanting wedding and ceremony styles.
CLOSE BY--Within 1 Mile are: Camp 4 gourmet coffee and pastries shop; Red Mountain Liquors featuring fine wines and spirits and craft beers; Tully's Restaurant and bar--American comfort food--very, very family and LOCAL; Crested Butte South General Store and gourmet All-American food and pizzeria.
Other things to note
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE EXTRA TIME TO CLEAN AND UTILIZE A PROFESSIONAL, THOROUGH STERILIZING PROCESS, OUR 4:00 P.M. CHECK-IN MUST BE ADHERED TO! No more than 4 guests. No pets. Not suitable for infants or children under 9 years, 7-foot ladder to the sleeping Loft requires good mobility and fitness. Also, back-country ATVs, RZRs or dirt bikes, large boats or trailers or large RV's cannot be parked or used out of Wise Acre. Rooftop and vehicle-mounted kayaks, canoes and bicycles,-mountain and road bikes-are welcome.
Your Writers' Cabin included with the Studio Cabin does not have plumbing and is 100-feet from the Studio with Bath/Kitchen/Loft/Living Room.
If our Rocky Mountain region is under a restricted Fire Ban, we will not be making bonfires, saunas or using indoor woodburning stoves. No smoking will also be in effect. Because we are quite rural, we have relatively limited electricity and touchy septic systems. We will give you further important rules and specifics about use of bathroom, kitchen water and electricity conservation.
We take all of our trash and recycling to a location in Gunnison--17 miles south of Crested Butte.
Marcie is a psychotherapist in private practice and sees clients in specific parts of the large Wise Acre yard and Labyrinth. Sometimes we have group gatherings in the riverside sauna, around the large front yard and fire pit. We will, of course, alert you to any group activities which may be happening during your stay, and which might restrict any outdoor areas. Reading & critiquing WRITERS' packages with notes available!
Wild Love/Small Weddings Adventure Elopement full-service packages are our specialty.
The space
PLEASE READ ALL--Wise Acre is better than glamping -- a RUSTIC, artfully funky, very LOCAL, whimsical compound of cabins and cottages. You will have access to TWO guesthouses for the PRICE of One--the attached, though separate, Living Studio with separate entrance, connected to Main Cabin where hosts Marcie and Mark live-- PLUS the rugged historic, separate Cowboy Writers' Cabin. And no other guests but YOU! All in an enchanting National Wildlife Federation Certified Backyard Wildlife Refuge. Remember sleep-away camp? Bring your swimsuits and river shoes. There are dipping holes in the East River--right in the back yard. Campfires, s'mores, fishing poles, snuggly, vintage tartan blankets, log cabin nights, great old books, Nat Geo magazines, board games, rushing streams, wildflower picnics, brilliant stars. That's Wise Acre, capturing 100 years of great American camp memories! Always mountain cool, shady and quiet, surrounded by stream and river, Wise Acre is an oasis in the high country of the West and Southwest.
And, like Sleep-away camp, if you choose to sleep in the historic Writers' Cabin, you will follow a 100-foot driveway to the en suite bathroom shared with YOUR OWN 2nd guest house, the Living Studio.
NOTE***The "Heidi Loft" or traditional homesteaders' cabin loft in the rafters above the woodburning stove is accessed by a 7-foot kiva ladder made of very sturdy pine tree trunks. It is not recommended for children under the age of 9 or those with fitness or mobility issues.
Wise Acre has long been known as a spiritual sanctuary, International WildFlower Festival site and celebration center to people throughout the valley and beyond.
Hosts Marcie Telander and Mark Schwiesow are well-established elders of the extended Valley, having been named "Valley Treasures" by the Crested Butte International Wildflower Festival.
We are grateful and honored to be community organizers, festivarians, writers and Earth-Justice advocates. Originally Midwesterners from Chicago, we were seeking to create a forward-thinking arts and writing compound. We came to Crested Butte and founded Wise Acre as eco-journalists, filmmakers and photographers--over 40 years ago. ***For more information and a wild and wonderful visual journey through our unique community, we would be honored if you viewed Marcie Telander's TEDXTalk including years of local history, tradition and ecological activism: "TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY: Celebrating Stories and Spirit of Place."
You can also read about our move to the valley, being enriched by Wise Acre and the 42 years through which we have offered, and continue to offer our services as preservers and protectors of our environment and wildly unique MoBoho (Mountain Bohemian) Community. Check Amazon for Marcie's essay and poetry in the award-winning collection: RITUAL AND HEALING: Stories of Ordinary and Extraordinary Transformation.
Guests have access to the private fishing in our back yard, walking our labyrinth, *bonfires in the fire-pit, the Writing Cabin and the Studio Living Space. There are also hammocks in the woodlands along our stream and the banks of the East River.
*Wise Acre is 420 Friendly with smoking OUTSIDE ONLY--
*if there are no fire and drought restrictions in place in the valley.
Guest access
The beautiful 1-acre property is shared with the hosts who live in the Main Cabin. The Living Studio has a separate entrance and has luxurious, soft bamboo sheets, fluffy towels, organic shampoo, conditioner, soaps and all the amenities to prep and make meals, refrigerator, etc. You will have private parking, off-street and right next to the Writers' Cabin. The Writers' Cabin does not have plumbing. **NOTE: You walk down a gently lit, 100-foot driveway to the studio/bath/kitchen/loft.
In your Sleeping/Living Cabin we stock the kitchen with fabulous, locally, fresh-roasted coffee from the Camp 4 Coffee bar--located just 1 mile away from your door. You can buy fresh homemade pastries and breakfast burritos at Camp 4 from 6am-11am every day. A very, Crested Buttian favorite! The studio also has breakfast choices including organic, local granola, English muffins, eggs, butter, jam, a french coffee press, organic teas, organic honey, stevia, sugar and local coffee. Olive oil, salt, pepper, spices and a range of basic kitchen equipment, cutlery are provided. We also provide seasonal fruits and chocolate treats, popcorn, crackers, chips, organic cereal, cream, plus fresh spring water from a local mountain spring close by.
On a lovely summer eve we like to share iced tea or a glass of wine with guest/s around our campfire in the green, green river gardens.
If your stay is 5 days or longer, you will have access to the washer and dryer in the Main Log House where we live. This will need to be in the evening or weekend with either Marcie or Mark showing you the way things work.
The Writer's Cabin, fire-pit, back yard, riverside sauna and deck and 2 patios are available for your enjoyment. PLUS right out your door you will find world-class Hiking and Mountain Biking trails just up the road. Superb trout fishing in the back yard. 7 miles from Crested Butte, Historic District and Wildflower Capital of Colorado, casual, classy restaurants and joyous locals.
If you add one of our ENCHANTED LOVE ELOPEMENTS, you will also have access to Marcie's ordained ministerial services to co-creative a glorious celebration with you. Plus our full micro-wedding services with ENCHANTED LOVE Artists and your honeymoon vacation here at Wise Acre. This sweet deal includes support in helping you create your vows, officiation of your ceremony, an ancient wedding tradition of Handfasting with a special red cord and professional photography of your engagement or elopement weekend, plus amazing Outdoor venues in our beautiful mountain valley amazing candid portraits and a weekend of photography by Mark Schwiesow.
We also provide gorgeous floral wreaths, combs and Wedding Crown and floral Wedding Arch and bouquet designs created just for you by artist and photo stylist Jo Ellipsis, make-up and hair-styling recommendations flowers and champagne if you choose plus local pastry chefs for a sweet treat for your sweet honeymoon outdoor picnic at Wise Acre.
At Wise Acre we also provide the Costume Cabin for Elopements where you will find Cosplay and ceremonial regalia to add to your wedding finery and help you choose from Woodland Wedding, Mountain Woman and Man, Leather and Lace, Gypsy, Mountain Bohemian, Fairy Tales, Medieval-Renaissance, Viking, Wild West and more magical costumes and enchanting wedding and ceremony styles.
CLOSE BY--Within 1 Mile are: Camp 4 gourmet coffee and pastries shop; Red Mountain Liquors featuring fine wines and spirits and craft beers; Tully's Restaurant and bar--American comfort food--very, very family and LOCAL; Crested Butte South General Store and gourmet All-American food and pizzeria.
Other things to note
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE EXTRA TIME TO CLEAN AND UTILIZE A PROFESSIONAL, THOROUGH STERILIZING PROCESS, OUR 4:00 P.M. CHECK-IN MUST BE ADHERED TO! No more than 4 guests. No pets. Not suitable for infants or children under 9 years, 7-foot ladder to the sleeping Loft requires good mobility and fitness. Also, back-country ATVs, RZRs or dirt bikes, large boats or trailers or large RV's cannot be parked or used out of Wise Acre. Rooftop and vehicle-mounted kayaks, canoes and bicycles,-mountain and road bikes-are welcome.
Your Writers' Cabin included with the Studio Cabin does not have plumbing and is 100-feet from the Studio with Bath/Kitchen/Loft/Living Room.
If our Rocky Mountain region is under a restricted Fire Ban, we will not be making bonfires, saunas or using indoor woodburning stoves. No smoking will also be in effect. Because we are quite rural, we have relatively limited electricity and touchy septic systems. We will give you further important rules and specifics about use of bathroom, kitchen water and electricity conservation.
We take all of our trash and recycling to a location in Gunnison--17 miles south of Crested Butte.
Marcie is a psychotherapist in private practice and sees clients in specific parts of the large Wise Acre yard and Labyrinth. Sometimes we have group gatherings in the riverside sauna, around the large front yard and fire pit. We will, of course, alert you to any group activities which may be happening during your stay, and which might restrict any outdoor areas. Reading & critiquing WRITERS' packages with notes available!
Wild Love/Small Weddings Adventure Elopement full-service packages are our specialty.
Grown-Up Getaway! 2 historic, rustic western cabins for the price of one- at Wise Acre-Nestled in trees, along a river in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. Hiking, biking, great restaurants. Not for those seeking the conventional. This is Real Colorado cabin-cottage West. Enchanted Elopement packages with ordained minister, help to create your unique ceremony, video, photos, honeymoon & more! Cozy, Boho log studio… read more
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This neighborhood is surrounded by gorgeous old spruce and cottonwood trees. This is a secret island in lush wetlands and beaver ponds. Wise Acre is the first cabin built in the neighborhood, created as a hunting-fishing camp for an early homesteading ranch family. It is full of wildlife, bird life, trout and beloved green gardens. Our neighborhood is a location known for eclectic, caring folks from around the country. Many of the locals have been in this unique, and quiet riparian location for decades. Around here we like to use the word "neighboring" as a verb.
This neighborhood is surrounded by gorgeous old spruce and cottonwood trees. This is a secret island in lush wetlands and beaver ponds. Wise Acre is the first cabin built in the neighborhood, created as a hunt…
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I am not a tourist, I am an explorer. I like to dwell in a place and get to know the quirks, qualities and caring local people and Place Spirit of unique natural environments. So--as a Host I love to provide the same thing I seek as a traveler: a dedicated inspirational place to pause and find re-Creative peace for artists, pilgrims, nature lovers, folks in love and out-of-the-box individuals and couples to share in our wonderful space. I call our unique and whimsical style--"MoBoho" --Mountain Bohemian. So am I! Crested Butte is not like any other mountain ski town in North America. Local folks are independent, work hard in order to play, love to dress up in costumes for every occasion, love to protect and celebrate Nature, Life, Love and Liberty! As a community we share a casual, friendly love for this Paradise and its natural resources. Wise Acre is named this for a very personal reason. When I was young, and growing up in Mid-Century rural Illinois, I was often scolded for being a "wise acre." This meant that for a little girl, I was "too creative, curious, outspoken and visionary." Thank Heavens things have changed--and I have not! I am pleased to offer this sanctuary, workshop and retreat compound for my private practice psychotherapy clients and national and international eco-psychology and Earth Wisdom celebrations and rites-of-passage for individuals and groups to bring forth those qualities in their own lives. I am an award-winning author, journalist and poet I am a culture-bearer and myth-carrier. I create education and celebration to sustain the legacy of the stories shared with me by the Old-Timers and homesteading families of our communities. I carry these wise stories forward to honor the past, heal the present and to create hope for the future. The long-time, core community call me the GodMother and Tribal Mother of our Valley. I consider it to be my dedication and a sacred act to set down roots and choose to protect and preserve one watershed and all the relations who share it, for most of a human lifetime. We consider Wise Acre and the rivers, mountains and Earth as having Personhood. I believe these First Nature relatives have greater-than-human rights and provide powerful guiding voices for our actions and stewardship---if only we have the ears to hear, and the eyes to see! 5 THINGS I WILL NOT LIVE WITHOUT: Changing of the seasons; living with and surrounded by First Nature; collecting and sharing stories; assisting people on their individual paths to discover and LIVE: Purpose, Passion, Peace and Personal Practice. LIFE MOTTOS: This personal motto has become the rallying cry for the True Locals in our mountain valley: " Be more Wild than good!" and..." I live to celebrate and serve Nature's Mystery and Mystery's Nature." This is why I am here. Come and share the vision and the view! Be a Force for Nature, Marcie
I am not a tourist, I am an explorer. I like to dwell in a place and get to know the quirks, qualities and caring local people and Place Spirit of unique natural environments. So--…
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Mountain ski towns are a very unique culture. And we think Crested Butte is the most unique, least Aspen-ized village and environs on the North American Contintent. We love our community history, our wilderness, our recreation. We would love to sit around an evening campfire and share these with you. Optional -
We are both professional writers and appreciate readings around the fire. Marcie is a writer, Celebration Artist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Ordained International Secular Minister. Mark is a screenwriter, filmmaker, labyrinth and earth monument designer and builder of small and earth-conscious spaces.
If you should choose the WildLove/Small Wedding Package, Marcie will guide you in choosing a fabulous natural wedding location, wise assistance in creating your ceremony, connections with local photographers, etc. and a sweet and unique wedding and/or ancient Handfasting celebration which will be absolutely, completely, uniquely and lovingly yours alone.
We are both professional writers and appreciate readings around the fire. Marcie is a writer, Celebration Artist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Ordained International Secular Minister. Mark is a screenwriter, filmmaker, labyrinth and earth monument designer and builder of small and earth-conscious spaces.
If you should choose the WildLove/Small Wedding Package, Marcie will guide you in choosing a fabulous natural wedding location, wise assistance in creating your ceremony, connections with local photographers, etc. and a sweet and unique wedding and/or ancient Handfasting celebration which will be absolutely, completely, uniquely and lovingly yours alone.
Mountain ski towns are a very unique culture. And we think Crested Butte is the most unique, least Aspen-ized village and environs on the North American Contintent. We love our co…
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