It is the Shaker way
SHAKER LIFE | WINTER 2014 3
Picks 1853 Holcomb House: A couple brings their eclectic folk
art and antiques collection to a beautifully preserved
and renovated S Shop Shaker haker farmhouse built in 1853. p32
StrollerMama opens
in the Van Aken district
and Dan Mansoor wins the
2013 COSE Business Pitch
competition for
GiveNext. p36
passion into action
2013 Bezos Scholar and
SHHS student Anna Katz
traveled to the Aspen
Ideas Festival to learn
from leaders and
visionaries. p16
CAMP COUNTDOWN
Tree climbing, kayaking
and whitewater rafting
are on tap at the Nature Center’s
overnight camps. p48
In Beth Friedman-Romell’s
“Choosing Shaker,” the tradition
of respectful, open dialogue about
ideas and issues (even those hot
button ones) lives on in Shaker. p64
Tower East
looms large
thanks to architect and designer of
the iconic Van Aken district
anchor office building. p8