Lancaster County

While in Lancaster County last month, I had the chance to film inside the buggy of a friend’s son (16 years old). He helpfully explained the controls and other elements of the buggy (useful for an English non-buggy-driver) so I could better explain them to you. In this video I give you a look at […]

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I collected some images from the recent week I spent in Lancaster County. Presented with some comments below, I hope you enjoy. First, a few signs. Eggs 4 Sale. Amish Road. And yes, Amish people live on it. There is also an Amishtown Road in the county. This motel is located in Denver. Maybe you […]

Continue Reading 20 Images From Lancaster County

I just returned from a week in the Lancaster County Amish community. While there I attended the 2022 Amish conference at Elizabethtown College, and spent a lot of time with Amish friends. I’ll have a post sharing some favorite images from the trip coming soon. I also recorded a short video from inside the buggy […]

Continue Reading Hello from Lancaster County (3 New Things I Noticed – Video)

Following the peach harvest video, here’s another from the 717 Drone Guys. I have expressed mixed feelings about drones in the past, but I have to say this outfit makes some really nice clips. In this one they necessarily get the drone up a lot higher in the air. We follow a buggy down the […]

Continue Reading Lancaster Buggy At Sunset (Drone Video)

Just a snippet of a story, but one I found amusing. Tourist carriage horses from around Manhattan’s Central Park have been sent to Amish Country. Frank Riccobono, owner of NYC Horse Carriage Rides, explains: In mid-March, the entire industry made a decision to put our horses on furlough, and I sent my eight horses to […]

Continue Reading Manhattan’s Tourist Carriage Horses Escape To Amish Country

I was going through some photos today from my June visit to Lancaster County. There are some nice odds and ends here I’d like to share with you. I don’t really have a theme for these, other than “photos I liked”. So without further ado… 1. Beware of Nuts – This warning sign hangs by […]

Continue Reading 10 Favorite Photos From My Last Visit To Lancaster County

Forty life-sized wax Amish figures, once residents of the Lancaster County Wax Museum, have been put up for sale, as reported at philly.com. They include adult and child figures, as well as a dog. The general impression is that these are some pretty unsettling effigies: Dana DiCicco, who’s selling them, said they didn’t seem “creepy […]

Continue Reading 40 Life-Sized Amish Wax Figures For Sale

For whatever reason, I barely pulled out my camera while in Lancaster County last month. But reader Ed C. also happened to be there, about a week before me, and has a beautiful set of photos to share with you today. As you’ll see below, his trip started off snowy, but that gave way to warmer weather. […]

Continue Reading Lancaster County: From Snow to Thaw (44 Photos)

I had never been in the Nickel Mines area until after the infamous school shootings of October 2006. Even later, I never sought it out. I guess because I knew I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing so. But over the past few years I have happened to pass by a few times. Usually it was hauling Amish friends to somewhere in […]

Continue Reading Five Trees Memorialize Nickel Mines Girls

Lancaster County’s mud sales are in swing, with Bart Township Fire Company holding its event this past Saturday. One of our readers, Lauren Futch, attended, and shares some photos.  The comments below are hers as well. Thanks Lauren! Outside auction activities.   The quilt auction sold over 300 quilts throughout the day.   The 50th […]

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