Amid aspiring builders of Utopia in Nineteenth-Century America, the Shakers, who called themselves Believers in Christ's Second Coming, stand out. In New England and in the Midwest, they built communities of faith and work that left architectural marvels and other austere works of beauty to this day. Overcoming persecution for their beliefs in celibacy and pacifism, the Shakers won their neighbors' respect. In Kentucky, Shaker communes at Pleasant Hill in the Bluegrass and at South Union in the Pennyroyal lived in the world, but not of it, as Believers there followed their spiritual path wherever it led them. Sacred dance and Spiritualism mingled with a life of hard work at needed tasks -- work the Shakers' founder, Mother Ann Lee, had declared a form of worship.

Sadly, the Shakers' path didn't lead them to survival in a world growing ever harsher for visionaries. The Civil War and the Era of the Robber Barons destroyed Shaker property, eroded Shaker wealth, and lured Shaker youth into an exciting, if insecure, life in a changing outside society. In time, the magnificent Shaker buildings stood empty, holding only memories today. Still, the Shakers' journey is worthy of memory. Experience the Shakers' quest for a Millennial kingdom amid Kentucky's rolling fields.

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