Located on 1,800 acres of forests and farms near New Gloucester, the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is home to the last active Shaker Community in the world. The village was established in 1783 and today consists of 17 historic buildings that date from the 1780s through the 1950s. The Shakers, a religious group that branched out from the Quakers, came to the New World from England looking for religious freedom.

There are today only four Shakers left. The entire property was declared a National Historic Landmark. The Shakers are best known today for their exquisite 19th-century furniture and crafts, but the Shaker legacy includes many innovations and achievements. The museum in the village is the largest world repository of Maine Shaker culture. There are more than 13,000 artifacts with examples of oval boxes, furniture, woodenware, technology, metal and tin wares, tools, costumes, textiles, "fancy" sales goods, visual arts, and medicinal and herbal products.

707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME 04260, Phone: 207-926-4597

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