The Case for Hermitage

New York City is one of the few places in the world that you can be around people twenty-four hours a day and still be lonelier than ever. Loneliness comes, in part, from losing touch with your spirit in an all to busy life. The desperation for personal connection can kill creative intensity and inquisitive thought. On the other hand, constant contact with friends and family can similarly kill creativity because there is never any time to indulge in it.

The root problem for both of these scenarios is a lack of quality alone time. My solution is an age-old remedy for writer’s block - hermitage.

Picture snow-covered pine tops rising just above a rolly-polly horizon. For a distraction from the quiet, a five-minute car ride brings a small but bustling town of retirees, semi-hermits, quiet tourists and younger locals onto the set. But you’re really here for the wood-burning hot tub and the cabin with plenty of space to write.

Welcome to Lake Placid, New York and the McKinnon’s cabin.

I’ve stayed at the cabin and will swear by my personal honor that it is an ideal solution for a week or even a weekend away. The owners of the cabin - the McKinnon’s - are the perfect hosts and they won’t do you wrong. So what are you waiting for? Give it a shot.

Email the McKinnon’s to find out more.