We left the alpaca farm and did a little grocery shopping before we went to
Cheney's Dairy Barn for some ice cream. Our host of the previous night recommended it highly. Ice cream? Yes please!
It was a lively place! Lots of families were enjoying ice cream, and some of the kids were playing on the playground on site.
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| Bourbon crunch. Yum! |
Then we headed to
South Union Shaker Village in Auburn, Kentucky. Shakers lived here from 1807 to 1922. Do you know much about the Shakers? I did not. Such an interesting, forward-looking sect! They were progressive, giving women and men equal power and, though complicated, were generally anti-slavery. They welcomed Black individuals into the community.
Much of the village was torn down by the buyer after the remaining members left in 1922, but there were a few buildings standing, and they had many wonderful pieces of furniture and other artifacts.
There are two remaining Shakers still alive, both in their 80s, living in a village in Maine.
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| A demonstration of the pigments. The Shakers liked color! |
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| School room desks. Though the Shakers were celibate, families would often join, or they would welcome orphans. |
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| Peg boards were in every room and hallway |
We drove the short distance to our last distillery, which was also our Harvest Host for the night.m, Dueling Grounds Distillery. A tasting (two bourbons) and a Manhattan. Plus pizza!
Bye-bye Kentucky! Next stop: Nashville!
