Tricycle Amish of Florida

Byerik March 7, 2007October 10, 2014

The Old Order Amish congregation of Pinecraft in Sarasota, Florida, does not use the horse-and-buggy. Amish in this congregation get around by way of bike as well as large adult ‘tricycles’.

Pinecraft is mostly made up of older residents and seasonal visitors.

Read more on the Pinecraft, Florida Amish. Pinecraft is also home to numerous attractions including restaurants and beaches. There are also a number of Florida Amish furniture stores, in Pinecraft and elsewhere in the Sunshine State.

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10 Views Of The Charlotte County, Virginia Amish Community

ByErik Wesner November 4, 2019March 3, 2020

Going back again through some photos from earlier this year, I realized I still had a lot of shots from my visits to Charlotte County, Virginia. I’ve already written about this community several times – in posts on an “off-the-map” Amish dry goods store, on Amish phone shacks, and on Esh’s Variety Stand, a little 2-day-a-week business selling baked goods, canned goods, and more. I…

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Previewing Amish Ohio

ByErik Wesner August 11, 2011August 10, 2011

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I’ll be hitting the road for Holmes County, Ohio this weekend. I’ve got plans to attend Sunday School with friends in a New Order Amish congregation. The rest of the week should be a lot of visiting and maybe even a side trip to an off-the-beaten-path community. I have been on my “Rocky” diet, training hard and dropping weight this week in anticipation of putting it all…

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Visiting the Unity, Maine Amish Settlement

ByErik Wesner February 5, 2013December 20, 2014

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Being a bit off the beaten path, we haven’t had too much on this site about Amish communities in Maine. A reader recently visited the settlement at Unity and had the following story and photos to share. — My family was up in Maine this past weekend looking at land to purchase in Unity or Thorndike. The parcel we are most interested in is located…

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Part three of Lancaster Happenings

Byerik September 14, 2009February 23, 2011

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The last installment, of three, from the recent Lancaster County trip: When I’m at Abe’s, on Saturdays we sometimes do a big breakfast down by the river out back. This involves Chef Abe grilling up a variety of meats–sausage, bacon, spicy sausage, etc, on an open riverside fire (though this time he used the grill up by the house). Eggs, toast, jelly, sliced peaches, pancakes,…

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5 Fast-Growing Amish Settlements

ByErik Wesner April 11, 2012August 14, 2023

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I compared statistics from the 2003 Amish Settlements Across America by David Luthy with numbers from the 2012 Raber’s Almanac to come up with a list of 5 fast-growing Amish settlements over the past decade. Past calculations have found the Amish population to double roughly every 18-20 years; these communities would be exceeding that, some by a significant margin. Why “fast-growing” and not “the fastest-growing”? There…

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The 14 “Two-State” Amish Settlements

ByJoe Donnermeyer August 17, 2021June 23, 2022

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Last week we saw the release of the 2021 Amish population figures at the Young Center website, showing an estimated Amish population of 361,635 Amish in 608 settlements. Joe Donnermeyer has dug deep into the settlement data – particularly a separate set of data which he discusses below – and today presents us with a list of Amish communities which cross state borders. In other…