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Gell Center of the Finger Lakes

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Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat
Nestled among the Bristol Hills of New York’s famed Finger Lakes region, our extensively renovated Gell Retreat offers visitors a unique opportunity for reflection, creative solitude, and personal growth. With a spring-fed stream, sloping meadows, and dense woodlands, Gell’s pristine environment is an ideal setting for emerging and established writers to create new work, watercolorists to paint en plein air, and groups to gather.
 
Gell Cottage
Escape to a private retreat in the Bristol hills. Beautifully renovated inside and out to include two bedrooms, two full baths, modern kitchen, spacious living/dining area with writing nook, and a roomy deck with views. Amenities include HVAC, state-of-the art washer and dryer, access to the internet, landline telephone, bed linens and towels, and use of Gell’s 24 acres and Tree House.
 
Gell Writing Residency
Advance your craft in tranquility. We offer one-to-three-week residencies year-round to poets; playwrights; and fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid writers at Gell Cottage. 
 
Gleason Lodge
Our airy lodge comfortably accommodates up to 40 individuals for daytime retreats, writing workshops, and wellness activities. Amenities include HVAC, access to the internet, landline telephone, and use of Gell’s Tree House and 24 acres. Single day rentals are $525. Multiple day rentals are $500.
 
Email Chris Fanning at chris.fanning@writersandbooks.org for more information or to inquire about discounts for W&B members, nonprofits, schools, and libraries.

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