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ASHLEY JUDD: EXQUISITE PEACE & BEAUTY
Nashville, Tennesse
I love Shaker Village's exquisite peace and beauty. My husband and I try to make it each spring for my birthday, a very special outing we both enjoy.
MARJO: WE ARE DRAWN TO SHAKER VILLAGE
North Muskegon, Michigan
There are places that draw us, like the Tower of London for its historical significance, the buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright for their manmade beauty and South Dakota’s Bad Lands for their amazing natural splendor. We are drawn to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill for all three reasons.
KAREN & ROLF: WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SIMPLE PLEASURES
Middletown, Ohio
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is one of our favorite places because we know as we enter the rock-fenced boundaries of the village the pace slows down and we can quickly unwind in the peaceful surroundings.
JEAN: THE PERFECT FAMILY WEEKEND GETAWAY
Lexington, Kentucky
Who needs to live near the ocean or own a cabin in the woods to have a weekend getaway? Shaker Village is only 30 minutes from our home in Lexington, Kentucky.
CATHY & STEVE: A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Monroe, Ohio
We have been visiting Shaker Village on a nearly annual basis for the past 10 years – as long as we’ve known one another. As a librarian and museum educator, we both appreciate the educational and historic value of the village and its preservation.
PAUL: MAJESTIC & POWERFUL, YET SIMPLE & WELCOMING
North Muskegon, Michigan
From my first visit to Shaker Village nearly 30 years ago and upon each repeat visit, I’m in awe of the place in such a way that I’m not sure my words can adequately describe.
DENNY & SHARON: JUST LIKE EXTENDED FAMILY
Veedersburg, Indiana
We have been coming to Shaker Village since 1974. People always ask us if we have family in Kentucky, and we answer ”yes,” our extended family at Shaker Village.
WILLIAM & BRENDA: OUR LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
Bardstown, Kentucky
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is a great break from our normally busy lives. At the last minute we called and had the opportunity to stay at the Old Ministry Shop. We never turned on the TV and enjoyed lots of time outside.
RON: WALK THE LANTERN-LIT PATHS AT DUSK
Lancaster, Ohio
Ever since my first visit to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in 1986, it has been my favorite place in the U.S. Why do I desire to repeatedly return?
PATRICK & GLENDA: COME VISIT THE PAST & ENJOY THE PRESENT
Bloomington, Indiana
In the 1990’s, my husband and I began to visit occasionally, always finding the peaceful atmosphere a much-needed break from the pace of today’s world.
JAMES: EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
Louisville, Kentucky
I grew up in Washington County, Kentucky and would drive through Shaker Village on old US 68 on the way to Lexington. We lived out of the state during the restoration and came back in early 1969.
NICK & JOANNE: WARM SOUTHERN GREETINGS
Keetering, Ohio
In the spring of 1973, my wife and I were looking for a getaway and through a newspaper article discovered Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. We have been visiting there regularly ever since.