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Open Farm Day at Shaker Village
July 28 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
More than 150 farms throughout the State of Maine join in this one-day celebration of agriculture and farming. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is among the oldest farms in Maine still operated under the same management, since 1783. See Scottish highland cattle, a flock of more than 60 sheep, bees, barn cats, apple orchards, herb gardens, and vegetable gardens.
Featured activities of the day include guided tours of the 1830 barns — now under an active historic preservation project with the National Park Service Save America’s Treasures grant: speak with Brother Arnold as he guides you through this historic and literally groundbreaking work!
There will be tractor-drawn wagon rides, honey bee display and hives, tours of the Shakers’ historic herb gardens, and traditional craft demonstrations including: Tintype photography by Cole Caswell, woodcarving, blacksmithing, yarn spinning, rug hooking, Zay’s Knives, broom making demos and sales by Redmond Philbert, try your hand at Letterpress Printing by Grant House Press, book signings by Don Perkins of “Barns of Maine” & much more. BBQ lunch plates will be for sale while supplies last and sweet concessions like cotton candy, whoopie pies, and fresh popcorn. Live bluegrass music by Albert Price and the Pseudonyms.
Shaker Store and Shaker Museum Visitors’ Center are open for shopping and free entry to our special exhibit. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see parts of Shaker Village that are not regularly open to the public! Bring your cameras and your whole family!
