Amish Communities

Autumn in the Ethridge, TN Amish community

Autumn in the Ethridge, TN Amish community

You might remember some photos of the Ethridge, Tennessee Amish shared by reader Adair Faust.  She has kindly sent in another batch from a recent visit.  You can see the fall colors are in full swing in this conservative Amish community: Read more on the Ethridge Amish community, the largest settlement in the Volunteer State.

10 views of the Allen County, Indiana Amish community

It’s been awhile since we’ve done one of these, so I thought I’d share a few shots from an August visit to the Allen County, Indiana Amish settlement.  The Allen County community is the 5th largest in Indiana and one of the two large Swiss Amish settlements in the state.  Hope you enjoy the photos, any observations? View other 10 views photos here.

10 views of northern Indiana Amish

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 magazine The Connection to give away (The Connection is headquartered…

Amish trip roundup and highlights

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 from my recent Amish trip: Dessert at the home of…

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Amish races in Ohio

If you’re near Hicksville, Ohio, tomorrow, you might want to drop in on the Defiance County fair for one of America’s rarest sporting events: I picked this flyer up at the Topeka auction house here in Indiana.  I found the terms of the race pretty interesting–“a limit of five horses per race”;  “all drivers must wear a helmet”;  “any type of cart or buggy may…

Amish Farms of Branch County, Michigan

Branch County, Michigan is home to 5 Amish settlements.  I visited two of them a couple of days ago.  Some photos: On a little red potato treasure hunt. My favorite kind of sky. Tetherball! Can you say sunny. Healthy stuff. While farming is still important to many Amish, others have started small enterprises. Michigan Amish businesses include small stores, carpentry crews, and woodworking shops (read…

Ohio Amish highlights

I’m off to Indiana this morning.  A few highlights of the past week in Ohio: Sitting with an Amish friend one afternoon, we made plans to take my truck up the road to visit his father.  “Do you want me to drive?” asked my friend.  I turned around and checked with his wife.  “Can he drive?”  “Well, he can” came her response.  “I wasn’t asking…