Ashley Judd
Nashville, Tennessee

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.

We have our picture made in the same spots (especially in front of the magnificent Dogwoods in bloom) where my beloved grandparents often posed when they took their annual vacation to Shaker Village; it is a sweet way to connect with both nature and my heritage. Plus, it is essentially a spiritual place, one that is uniquely American.

The Shakers enjoyed the religious freedoms our country promises and the dignity of living in the unique way they felt guided and led. They made their daily living an act of worship, an ideal I myself seek.