Shaker Open Farm Day
The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village will participate again in Maine’s Open Farm Day July 23, an agritourism event raising awareness about farms and their importance to Maine. Dating back to 1783, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is among the oldest farms in Maine still operating under the same management.
The farm, at 707 Shaker Road, will be open for these free activities from noon to 4 p.m. Get a closer look at Scottish highland cattle, a flock of more than 50 sheep, as well as bees, barn cats, apple orchards, herb and vegetable gardens and more. Additionally, take part in guided tours of the nearly two-century-old barns and speak with Aaron Sturgis of Preservation Timber Framers about the preservation project.
Other activities are tractor-drawn wagon rides, displays of honey bee hives and traditional craft demonstrations, including woodcarving, blacksmithing, yarn spinning, chair seat weaving, “Lamb to Loom” demonstrations, rug hooking and letterpress printing.
Authors Mary Doyle, author of “Unique Maine Farms,” and Don Perkins, “Barns of Maine,” will be present to sign books.
Barbecue lunch plates will be available for purchase while supplies last.
For more details, call 926-4597 or email info@maineshakers.com.
For Patti Mikkelsen’s complete column in the Lakes Region Weekly, go to https://www.pressherald.com/2023/07/12/inside-new-gloucester-july-14/
