At a moment of uncertainty, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village looked forward to a summer full of community events.
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Shakers begin work to raise, restore 200-year-old barn
The barn at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is undergoing a $1.34 million project to preserve the aging building, which is still used daily.
Sabbathday Lake Shakers plan to breathe new life into iconic buildings
Projects to restore the great barn and herb house at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village are getting a big boost in funding from federal grants and private donations.
Photo Album: Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village to renovate Herb House
The community plans a $4.3 million project that would transform a derelict old building into a gleaming educational center intended to provide year-round services to visitors.
Sabbathday Shakers seek to grow with new project and new plans
America’s last Shaker village snags $750,000 federal grant to help renovate its historic Herb House as a year-round attraction.
Chef drops high-pressure kitchen to make innovative ice creams at Sabbathday Lake
NEW GLOUCESTER — Outlet Beach on Sabbathday Lake looks like a lot of Maine swimming holes: crystal-clear water, a crescent-shaped strip of sand, picnic tables under tall pines, and parents watching their kids dive off the board on the little dock, or squiggle down the water slide. And, of course, there’s ice cream. But take […]
PHOTO/VIDEO: Water fun in New Gloucester
Splashing in Sabbathday Lake at the Outlet Beach Friday afternoon.
Maine Festival of American Music coming to Shaker Village in June
Tickets are on sale for the festival, which will run June 19-22 at Shaker Village in New Gloucester.
Volunteers repair Shaker hayfield in New Gloucester
Volunteers repair the damage done by vandals at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village hayfield in New Gloucester on Saturday. About 40 volunteers from as far away as Georgia spent the wet morning filling in ruts caused by vandals driving an automobile in circles two weeks ago. “It’s a cold, wet day and we have a […]
Child rescued from Sabbathday Lake, taken to Maine Med
Authorities say a 4-year-old Portland boy is expected to recover after he nearly drowned at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester on Monday afternoon. The boy and his mother were on a family outing when he jumped off a dock and failed to resurface, Capt. Scott Stewart of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. The boy was wearing […]