Amish Life: Holmes County (Video)
Here’s a three-minute montage of some favorite Holmes County Amish community scenes, set to music. The photos are all by Don Burke. I hope you enjoy this look at one of my favorite communities. Runtime: 3:23.
Amish Ice Kiosk
This ice kiosk is located just south of Shipshewana, Indiana. The person who shares it explains that “it’s fully automated, takes bills and dispenses ice in bags or bulk.” Though some Amish use ice houses, Amish in this northern Indiana community permit home refrigerators and freezers such as those made by companies like Crystal Cold of Arcola, Illinois, or Shipshewana-area E-Z Freeze. Update: Not all Amish…
Can You Guess The 12 Items On This Amish “Mystery Breakfast” Menu? (Updated with Answers)
A fun culinary event enjoyed by Amish youth at Belle Center, Ohio, is the “mystery supper”. Participants receive a menu of creatively-named items to riddle through, and have a time limit in which to make their picks for each of three courses. Guess poorly, and you can end up with, for example, only utensils and water for one of your courses. A few years ago, Belle Center…
Maine Amish Complete Ice Harvest (300,000 Pounds’ Worth!)
Amish in Unity, Maine recently completed their yearly harvest of ice. This ice is to be used in their ice houses for cooling throughout the coming year. Harvesting ice from local ponds is a common practice among the plainest Amish, though the Amish in this community don’t exactly fit the conventional definition of “plainest”. From the report at centralmaine.com: UNITY — A group of 30…
Amish Life: Holmes County
Super photos set to perfect music!
Glad you thought so Pat! I enjoy making these videos as a little change of pace from the regular lineup, due to the simplicity, music and visuals. Great shots by Don as always.