Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village

Shakers & Quakers

As a Quaker, I just had to visit and found the tour fascinating. Mary was informed, interesting and made sure any questions we had were answered. Shakers spun out of the Quaker movement in the mid 18t...

Friendly staff

We visited from NH on a hot afternoon. Tours are of the old meeting house for worship and a house for women. Our tour guide, Mary, was excellent. The staff in the 2 gift shops were so friendly. There ...

A breath of fresh air, metaphorically and physically

We were on our way to a lilac festival and couldn't resist stopping here for a few minutes. The museum and store weren't open yet due to the pandemic, but the sheep were all hanging out near the barn...

country charm

as the last remaining active shaker community in the world, a visit here is a visit with history. it's in the middle of the Maine countryside and you have to pay attention to the GPS closely to find ...

So interesting and historic!

Wanted to tour this place because of the history - the only place where any Shakers are alive and practicing. The tour was informative - learned a lot! Seeing all the different pieces of furniture - s...