Round Lake doesn't show up on the tourist maps, and that's exactly the point. This is a lake for people who know what they're looking for — calm water, good fishing, and the kind of quiet that's hard to find anywhere near a city. At 1,650 acres with 7 miles of shoreline, it has room to breathe, and your private dock puts you on it without asking anything of anyone else. But what makes Next Chapter truly special is the land itself. Five acres on a private peninsula, wrapped in 2,500 feet of shoreline, with a meandering stream — the "Congo River" — running through the property and connecting to Little Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Star Lake, Little Star Lake, and Kendell Lake. You can canoe from the dock through the stream to multiple lakes, explore the sloughs, picnic on an island, or paddle all the way to the Methodist Camp. It's an entire water system, all yours to explore. Next Chapter Family Retreat is the home for a group that wants a real lake experience without the trade-offs. Three bedrooms plus a sleeping loft — a king in the main bedroom, a queen in the second, a twin-over-full bunk in the third, and two twins in the loft above — mean there's sleeping for up to 9 and room for every generation to settle in. Two and a half bathrooms mean the mornings run smooth. The outdoors here rewards every kind of guest. Anglers will find largemouth bass off the dock, northern pike at the Congo River mouth near Sunset Point, and walleye throughout the lake. A family of four bald eagles nests across from Sunset Point — they fish the stream opposite the cabin. Abundant birdlife fills the feeders daily: cardinals, pileated woodpeckers, grosbeaks, nuthatches, loons, herons, and more. After dark, the deck fire pit or the riverside fire pit at Sunset Point sets the tone for the kind of evenings that stretch long and easy.