2023 Highlights (Video)

ByErik Wesner

Here’s a highlight reel of Amish America videos made over the past year. I took about a six-month break from making videos, from May to November (the reasons for which I discussed in this video), but still put out close to 30 videos in 2023.

Here are some favorite moments from those videos in one 18-minute compilation. You’ll find a playlist containing all the featured videos here. The cover image of this video (by Don Burke) is one of my all-time favorites, of an Amish family racing another buggy in the Jamesport, Missouri community. Hang on to your hats!

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