Amish Business

Walking into the auction with the day growing long and things winding down, I knew exactly what I was looking for. When I spotted a stand with baked goods, I beelined over. The stand owner had set up under the porch of one of the farmhouses on the auction property, there in the Ethridge, Tennessee […]

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New York Upstate lists the 12 destinations, which I call “food outlets” because they are not all traditional shops and markets, though some are. Several are multi-vendor markets. Most of these are Mennonite-owned or “Amishy“, but there are at least two Amish-owned markets on the list – Troyer’s General Store, and Weaver’s Farm Market. Many […]

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Good news for those who wish to see this northern Indiana tourist institution continue: Amish Acres will live on, in somewhat different form, under new ownership. The people who purchased the key parcels of property will continue the venue as a food and entertainment destination. However they are re-branding the attraction under a different name: […]

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This is not what they call getting off on the right foot. An Amish business in LaGrange County, Indiana caught fire yesterday and burned down on its very first day of operation. And it was not a small shop. From WSBT: “It was fully involved two-thirds of the way down,” said Huffman. “This building is […]

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I always tell people that if you are new in an Amish community, and want to meet the locals, the best thing to do is to visit their businesses. Larger communities like Lancaster County and Holmes County have significantly more Amish businesses. But they’re not as densely located or convenient to visit as in Ethridge, […]

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Amish Acres was portioned off and sold at auction yesterday in separate parcels after the owners tried and failed to find a buyer for the entire property. One set of buyers purchased the “entertainment center” containing the famous Round Barn Theatre, restaurant, and other buildings. Another tract containing the hotel was sold to a different […]

Continue Reading Amish Acres Properties Sold For Over $4 Million; May Continue As Attraction (Updated)

Yesterday while traveling on I-81 through Tennessee I stopped in at Yoder’s Country Market (Bulls Gap, TN). This is in the eastern end of the state, the part which juts out between Virginia and North Carolina. This is one of the nicest PA Dutch-style stores I’ve come across. I call it “Amishy” because it has […]

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Signs for Mattie’s Place are one of the first things cluing you in as you approach Burke’s Garden, Virginia. For about eight years now, this picturesque valley has been the site of one of the more uniquely-located Amish settlements in North America. Photo by zeesstoff/flickr “Mattie” is Mattie Schlabach. She runs one of the handful […]

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Wondering when the mud sales are happening this year in Lancaster County? Not sure what a mud sale is? Read on for the full schedule and more. LAST UPDATED: March 25, 2020 with Coronavirus/COVID-19 Cancellations & Postponements When are the mud sales in Lancaster County? (Jump to full 2020 Mud Sale Schedule)  The annual mud […]

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Amish Acres, in the Nappanee, Indiana community, is one of the best-known Amish tourist destinations, so this news surprised me. The owners are heading for retirement after 50+ years running the business. Amish Acres will shut down this year on New Year’s Eve. There are currently no set plans for it to be taken over. […]

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