Indiana Amish

Today we have the latest installment in our regular 10 views feature. I took these photos last summer while in the Nappanee, Indiana Amish community. The town of Nappanee is at the center of a large Amish community of around 5,000 people, which stretches over 4 northern Indiana counties: Kosciusko, Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph. [...]

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The WANE news channel has aired a second report, of Indiana politicians discussing the Amish child buggy driver issue (see video below). The station interviewed 2 Hoosier state lawmakers. One seems a little flustered by the issue, as if he’d like to do something but can’t for reasons like religious rights. The second says that [...]

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Is this the next road battle for the Amish?  A local news station did an investigative piece on young Amish drivers in Indiana (the Swiss Amish settlements in Allen and Adams Counties).  They discovered children aged 12, 11, and even 10 driving horse-drawn vehicles. If you’ve spent time in Amish communities, that shouldn’t come as [...]

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We haven’t done one of these in awhile, so here are ten photos from the Adams County, Indiana Amish settlement. As you can see, it was a fairly grey day, so that didn’t help.  Which do you think came out best? If you enjoyed these, some other photos: 10 views of Lancaster County Amish 10 views [...]

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Giving new meaning to the term? From the Lagrange County IN Amish settlement. More on the Amish phone.

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Taken in the Berne, Indiana Amish settlement. Every picture tells a story.  Or stories.  What story do you see here?

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What is this?  I bought it at an Amish variety store in Adams County, Indiana, earlier this summer, for $3. To make things more fun, the first one to guess correctly wins a back issue of the Connection magazine. I have no idea if you’ll find this easy or difficult, but I’ll be checking back [...]

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After yesterday’s Arthur Amish photos, here’s another ten–from the northern Indiana Amish of Elkhart and Lagrange Counties. I’ll be taking all next week off from posting (family vacation), but will return to a regular blogging schedule Monday Sep. 19.  In the meantime, we’re doing a little contest. I’ve got a few back issues of Amish [...]

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Two weeks, 5 states, 15 communities. Five (plus) pounds. It was a whirlwind trip as I packed a month of visiting into 2 weeks of time.  I spent the past weekend zonked out and resting up (3700 road miles will do that to you). But I’ve recovered enough to put together a collection of highlights [...]

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Taken yesterday in Nappanee, Indiana. These guys were part of the afternoon rush hour after the local RV factories let off work. Once the train had passed, they could hardly wait for the barriers to raise before they were off and pedaling hard.

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