It doesn’t get much more distant than Montana when it comes to the Amish.
But distance hasn’t discouraged a few adventurous Amish souls from settling the 41st state. Today Montana is home to 5 Amish communities.
Read more about the Montana Amish, their annual auctions, and–perhaps–the only Amish postmaster ever, in today’s State Guide entry on Montana Amish.
Special thanks to James Anderson for providing the great photos for this entry. I’ve been in log cabin homes owned by Amish, but this was the first time I’d ever seen an Amish log school.
Montana Amish have become known for log furniture, one of a number of industries they have taken up. Read more on Montana Amish furniture.
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Montana big and vast, with so much beautiful land just perfect i think for these hardy Amish settlers. Richard from Lebanon county’s Amish settlement.
If I was to become Amish or Mennonite, Montana would be the place I would go. I hate the heat so the south would be OUT! It does have beautiful sights and refreshing air.
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Im with you on that Robin. Id get a log cabin of my own with a stone fire place. But im really very happy where im at to be honest,this is my slice of heaven over in the Lancaster area. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon county.
The post office in PInecraft Florida is owned and operated by the Amish. Some years ago the postal system was wanting to close this post office and so instead the Amish bought it.
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Ah, that’s right Katie, of course. Leave it to Pinecraft to do things a little differently
But do you happen to know if anyone at Pinecraft holds the title “postmaster” or something similar?
From what I understand a lot of post office buildings in the US are actually privately owned, but leased to the government. They are then staffed with postal workers and operated by the gov’t.
However the Pinecraft P.O. has always puzzled me. Are the Amish who operate it actually postal (government) workers? Or is it a looser arrangement (ie Amish loophole
)?
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radon mines
I understand that many Amish will visit Montana for the purpose of sitting in the Radon mines. I spoke to a Kalona Amishman who indicated he takes the train to Montana 1-2x a year to sit in the radon mines and found to be very helpful for his chronic pain.
Another Amish story; While fishing in West Kootinai I asked one of the locals how they were getting along with the Amish in Rexford. He indicated they were getting along well. He indicated that he thinks they are very poor. I asked why. He said that whenever he hauls them somewhere they pile lots of people in his vehicle. I smiled and didn’t respond, knowing that in most Amish communities that is the trend until drivers started to charge by the head .:)
Lowell
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The first story is interesting, Lowell. The second is interesting AND funny!
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