Brother Arnold stands in front of the Herb House at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. An anonymous donor has given $100,000 for the Herb House renovation project. (Photo by Gregory Rec)
The only active Shaker community in the world sits humbly 20 miles north of Portland, home to two practicing Shakers.
There, an effort to restore the last Shaker herb house in the country will create opportunities for the outside community to connect with Shaker history and culture.
In this episode of "Maine Ties," Brother Arnold Haad and Shaker Museum and Library Director Michael Graham discuss Shaker history and its future.
Read more about MaineCF's support of the Shaker herb house project here.
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