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Men Need Healing Too | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Men need to chill out. Over 80 percent of you reading this are women, and about the same breakdown exists for those who actually make...
Jordan Menzel
Aug 17, 2021


Is Maple Grove Hot Springs Kid-Friendly?
Sometimes, we get a question that goes like this: “Are you kid-friendly?” Our answer, of course, is unequivocally YES. We’re not fully...
Jordan Menzel
Jul 15, 2021


Juneteenth 2021 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
History, thankfully, is continually peeling back its layers to reveal a more diverse, raw, complex, and often painful yet representative...
Jordan Menzel
Jun 18, 2021


Suicide Prevention: Part 4 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
We have learned that hot water often holds space for hard conversations. Nearly every day, we lose 132 friends, family members,...
Jordan Menzel
Jun 5, 2021


The Source of the Experience | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Every morning, the Humans meandering around are reminded that this experience has a source. If you think about it, not many experiences...
Jordan Menzel
May 29, 2021


Introducing the Creek Pool | Maple Grove Hot Springs
As a steadily evolving restoration project, we find that yesterday’s problems often give birth to some of today’s most enjoyable...
Jordan Menzel
May 25, 2021


Welcome to the Riverhouse | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Welcome to the River House General Store. After over a year of laying dormant, unable to live out its intention of communal cooking...
Jordan Menzel
May 22, 2021


Solar Powers Us | Maple Grove Hot Springs
The future, it turns out, can actually look quite simple. On average, at any given moment, this entire 45-acre outpost runs on less...
Jordan Menzel
May 21, 2021


Stuck in a Rut | Maple Grove Hot Springs
In case you're wondering how our Monday was going... The answer, of course, there are less beautiful places to be in a real bind. ...
Jordan Menzel
May 9, 2021


Welcome Clint and Michaela | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Guess who just finished their first-weekend hosting guests?! These two...well...technically three, are the newest members of the Maple...
Jordan Menzel
May 1, 2021


Earth Day 2021 | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Earth, like the mother she is, deserves a day, but let’s be honest, she doesn’t need it. Certainly not from the Humans she gives all the...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 21, 2021


Gavin and Gabe Brito | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Have you ever been lucky twice on the same day? How about at the exact same moment? Well, thanks to the Brito brothers, we are...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 10, 2021


Rituals | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Rituals, it turns out, offer liberation, not captivity. Habit, tradition, routine, ceremony, seasonality, and ritual offer an anchor....
Jordan Menzel
Apr 6, 2021


Farewell Emily and Parkes | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Of all the decisions we make on these 45 acres of land, there is one that will always be our most important. And trust us, the...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 30, 2021


Shoutout to Josh | Maple Grove Hot Springs
Our team comprises diverse HUMANS coming together to help preserve, protect, and ultimately provide the Maple experience. For us, it's an...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 24, 2021
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