Comments on: Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

By: Lee Bow

Lee Bow — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:20:55 +0000

Our family used to go there and last year my wife and I went back just for old times and spent the night. Her parents were docents there years ago and lived on a farm just a few miles from it. Her father’s picture of his time as caretaker of the sheep is there. Her mother was a weaver. The woodwork is absolutely fantastic, both furniture and buildings. The Shakers were a very industrious and hard working people. It’s truly a step back in time just to visit it. There is another Shaker village in Kentucky also, called South Union. Not as much left of it as Pleasant Hill, but very interesting nonetheless. I am presently building an entertainment center patterned after a linen press that is there. I highly recommend both places to anyone interested in history and woodworking, in general. It is, as you said, a wonderful place to get away from it all. I really enjoy your magazine and the on-line web site! Keep it up!

Lee Bow, Texas

By: Dennis Hayslip

Dennis Hayslip — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:18:33 +0000

My wife, mother-in-law, and I all drove from Fort Worth, Texas to Nags Head, North Carolina on a "Photographic Adventure" in late summer 2007. My mother-in-law had always wanted to see the horse ranches of Kentucky so we loaded up the truck (actually, it was an SUV) and drove to Kentucky. Pleasant Hill that is… Shaker’s Village… Kentucky Downs… No movie stars though!
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Pleasant Hill – from all the simple yet wonderful woodworking and antique implements to the delicious food and history of the site. We didn’t miss a thing! I highly recommend the horse-drawn carriage ride. Our guide was very knowledgeable, pleasant, and made our visit ever more enjoyable.
Thanks for sharing this – it brought back some very pleasant memories.
Regards,
Dennis Hayslip

By: Riley T. Jenkins

Riley T. Jenkins — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:42:21 +0000

I used to live in Lexington Ky.& worked around most of that whole region. My wife & I often talked of going to see the Shaker Village,but we never did but now we will since you’ve reminded us. By the way, you guys are doing a great job on the magazine. I really enjoy every issue.Keep up the goodwork. sincerely Tyrone Jenkins

By: Bob Lang

Bob Lang — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:26:31 +0000

I’m no expert, but I think the bird watching should be good. Pleasant Hill is in the midst of a very scenic area along the Kentucky River, and there are many hiking trails on the property. I’d check the website http://www.shakervillageky.org

My wife had a wonderful time in spite of my geekiness, and Berea, Kentucky is also nearby, and also a great place to visit.

Hope this helps,

Bob

By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:26:53 +0000

Robert,

Ha! When you said you ate like a "lumberjack" I had to stare at it for a minute to realize you really didn’t mean "lumberjock".

(A sure sign I’m on-line too much these days…)

What’s the bird watching like in Pleasant Hills? That might be the only way I could convince my wife to make the trip with me.

Ethan