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Empower Team Growth & Innovation

Wingspread Retreat & Executive Conference Center

At Wingspread Retreat and Executive Conference Center, we welcome meeting guests with warmth to this thought-provoking setting. Our secluded and serene location provides a safe, inviting meeting environment for the free and open exchange of ideas through civil discourse. Comfortable accommodations, modern amenities, available campus exclusivity and attentiveness to participants' every need minimizes distractions and maximizes engagement.

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The Wright House For The Right Meetings

Wingspread Retreat & Executive Conference Center sits on 36 serene acres along Lake Michigan in Racine, Wisconsin. Just 35 minutes from Milwaukee and 90 minutes from Chicago, it now serves as the centerpiece of The Johnson Foundation.

Conference Center

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Be Our Guest

The Sam and Gene Johnson Guest House is where guests can enjoy modern overnight accommodations and continuous hospitality.

Accommodations

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Custom Culinary

The world-class culinary experience here is led by renowned Executive Chef, Dave Diedrich. Chef Dave and his team take great pride in crafting a wide range of innovative and delicious menus.

Culinary

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Packages & Offers

Our conference center provides an environment that is conducive to the exchange of information and ideas, encourages creative thinking and enhances productivity.

Packages

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Team Experiences

At Wingspread, we design and customize opportunities for your attendees to play, explore, compete, and relax. Together. In addition to collaborating on menus and meeting spaces.

Experiences

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Designed by An Icon

The original iconic building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright & known simply as Wingspread, is the heart of this unique complex. Wingspread's campus includes beautiful dining areas, meeting rooms & newly remodeled guest rooms.

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    What Sets Us Apart?

    • Exclusivity and Free From Distractions
    • Decades of Convening Expertise at Your Disposal
    • Inspired Architecture, Layout and Environment
    • A Focus On Your Meeting’s Outcome
    • Fresh, Bold and Dynamic Culinary
    • Oversized Guest Rooms

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    Inspiring Spaces, Exceptional Experiences

    Meetings & Events Spaces

    The success of your meeting is our primary focus. Designed around Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wingspread, our IACC-Certified Conference Center (one of only 2 in Wisconsin) is just 35 minutes from Milwaukee and 90 minutes from Chicago. Experience over 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, superior accommodations, first class culinary and gush-worthy service. We believe in keeping each other and our guests protected.

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    An outdoor patio with tables, chairs, and green umbrellas, surrounded by flowers, near a building with a wooden and brick facade.
    A modern dining area with a long wooden table, chairs, set with glasses and napkins. It features brick walls and large, vertical windows.
    A spacious conference room with wooden beams, large windows, and numerous chairs arranged around a long rectangular table.

    Inspiring Spaces, Exceptional Experiences

    Meetings & Events Spaces

    The success of your meeting is our primary focus. Designed around Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wingspread, our IACC-Certified Conference Center (one of only 2 in Wisconsin) is just 35 minutes from Milwaukee and 90 minutes from Chicago. Experience over 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, superior accommodations, first class culinary and gush-worthy service. We believe in keeping each other and our guests protected.

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    A spacious conference room with wooden beams, large windows, and numerous chairs arranged around a long rectangular table.

    "I think I spent an hour talking to my family about how amazing everything was - especially all the thought that was put into the meals. It was so nice to be so well provided for in the midst of chaos in the rest of the world." comma "A wonderful experience! Cannot stop telling family and friends how impressed I was with the venue, staff, and detail-oriented accommodations." comma "The food was both gorgeous and delicious. The options were perfect and the service was second to none! You have fantastic employees!"

    "They went beyond expectations with the individually wrapped silverware, and the presentation for the dinner buffet was a nice touch. The staff was very attentive and personable. Wingspread and staff were excellent!"

    The guest house experience was top notch and I really enjoyed my time at the conference center. The grounds were beautiful and the time there really felt like an escape from real life and a true retreat experience."

    "The food was both gorgeous and delicious. The options were perfect and the service was second to none! You have fantastic employees!"

    "A wonderful experience! Cannot stop telling family and friends how impressed I was with the venue, staff, and detail-oriented accommodations."