Lancaster County: From Snow to Thaw (44 Photos)
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...
View Article40 Life-Sized Amish Wax Figures For Sale
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...
View Article10 Favorite Photos From My Last Visit To Lancaster County
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...
View ArticleManhattan’s Tourist Carriage Horses Escape To Amish Country
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,...
View ArticleLancaster Buggy At Sunset (Drone 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...
View ArticleHello from Lancaster County (3 New Things I Noticed – Video)
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...
View Article20 Images From Lancaster County
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...
View ArticleInside an Amish Buggy (How it works – Video)
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...
View ArticleLancaster County Amish: An “Incredible Demographic Exception”
The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities will soon publish its sixth issue. From time to time, we’ll be sharing interesting findings from articles published in JPAC here at Amish America. This is...
View ArticleExplosion At Lancaster County Hotel Claims One Life (Bird-In-Hand)
I’m visiting Lancaster County and the big news since yesterday is the explosion at a Lancaster County hotel popular with tourists to the area. The incident happened in the wee hours yesterday morning...
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