Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
A Great Place to Hit the Reset Button
If you've ever wanted to just get away from all of today's constant noise, this would be a good place to give it a whirl. Located just a few miles northeast of Harrodsburg, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is a true Kentucky treasure. How better to describe a place with fully restored and well maintained Shaker buildings, great food and miles and miles of hiking trails. Though it's just a few minutes by car from Lexington's Bluegrass Airport, you could easily imagine you're in a century long before the arrival of air travel. This males for the perfect place to retreat from the TV and Internet and start writing that novel you've been thinking about for a long time, or maybe read that serious novel you've been meaning to get to.
An overnight stay can really do wonders for the psyche as you can push away all those external factors that really don't amount to anything but somehow seem to occupy our waking thoughts way too much. You can really form a connection with the Shaker's philosophy of hard work and simple joys. Yes, the accommodations are a bit on the spartan side, but made very comfy with good mattresses and there's a lot of quiet that allows you to think instead of just react; you can't go wrong.
As it's name implies, the village is perched on a hill and this allows for some wonderful vistas of the surrounding countryside. You can also venture away from the main village by foot via several well marked hiking trails and take in the natural beauty of the Shaker property comprised of huge wide open fields, thickly forested areas and water features in the form of streams and ponds. If you don't wish to venture too far afield, you can still get plenty of exercise walking around the paved and graveled paths of the village.
The snug and cozy Winter Kitchen is open till February 9Th and offers up some great regional fare for lunch and dinner. The red wine braised lamb shank is worth a trip in and of itself. A great place to savor a nice bourbon beside the fire too.
A special treat is scheduled for February 19Th with A Spirited Bourbon Event at Shaker Village.Former distiller, Dave Scheurich, will present Bourbon 101, a seminar on how great bourbon is made and in the evening, Shake Vigorously: A Spirited Kentucky Dinner is a collaboration between the authors of The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book, Joy Perrine and Susan Reigler and the dining staff of Shaker Village that pairs bourbon and food. The ladies will also demonstrate some of their favoritecocktails for the occasion.
Whether you make it a day trip or spend the night; Shaker Village is the pause that refreshes.
Published by Stephen Pinder
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