Meg and I took a much-needed four-day weekend two weekends ago and got out of Dodge, driving four hours north to Lake George in New York. I had never heard of the place before, but our friend Melissa recommended it, saying that it was “beautiful and quiet and perfect,” and indeed, it proved to be just that.

We stayed at the Fort William Henry Resort, a hotel located next to the fort of the same name (now converted into a museum) that played a huge role in the French and Indian War, so much so that it had a large role in the book-turned-movie “Last of the Mohicans” by James Fennimore Cooper.

I can’t say we did much over the weekend, and that was absolutely perfect. We ended up renting a motorboat and spending most of the daylight hours fishing and relaxing on the water. And while we didn’t catch anything, we did get some nibbles, and the whole appeal of fishing is the relaxation thing anyway.