The Amish in Oklahoma

The Amish of Chouteau, Oklahoma (17 Photos)

ByErik Wesner
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Maybe more than any other Amish place name, I’ve never had a clue how to pronounce “Chouteau” (Chah-toe? Shoh-two? Choo-tee-ow? 🙂 ).  Lucky for me, this is a blog, not a podcast. Why am I pondering pronunciation quirks again? Well, our busy contributor Tom Geist checks in today with a visit to the Chouteau, Oklahoma Amish settlement. Tom, I should say, gets around pretty well. Besides recent…

Lights Out

Byerik

Ice storms thrashed the country last week. Oklahoma was especially hard-hit. An article (no longer online)  in the Tulsa World explains how the area’s Amish and non-Amish have handled it. A local English man, suffering through an extended power outage, told an Amish compatriot that ‘we’re living like you are now.’ The Amish haven’t felt the effects as much.  They usually heat with propane or…