My Shaker Story

By Kevin Williams

Earlier this year I was in Maine on a special project.  I shared snippets about it, but never really got into great detail.

The Shakers are a misunderstood religious group that have dwindled down to a few.  People sometimes confuse them with the Amish, but there is no connection at all between the two.

I teamed up with Al-Jazeera America to visit Sabbathday Lake, Maine, home to the last surviving Shakers, and this is the story I wrote.  Enjoy!