Amish Country, Ohio
 

MIL (aka Banana Lady) is visiting from UK and fancies a jaunt for a few days, so we're headed for Amish country -Strasburg and environs- next Weds-Fri. Will try to take some pics to post, but meanwhile if anyone has recommendations for places to visit/eat/shop etc or lives over that way and fancies a coffee/beer..... No. I will not be donning a bonnet.

Getting pics of all the lovely puppy mills?

might pass on that :(

Didn't know that about the region. are they Amish-run or just in that area?

There just are some in that area. The Amish are some of the warmest, most friendly people you will ever meet. Don't know what would float your boat, but check this site out and I'm sure you'll find something interesting: http://www.oacountry.com/.

The amish aren't the only ones, but the amish counties in PA and OH are apparently lousy with puppy mills.

Thanks, been there done that.... that and visitamishcountry.com which has the most annoying series of links you must click to get to the (very useful) calendar -it's like the Amish work ethic on the internet ;) What floats my boat is just chilling for two days in the countryside. MIL likes crafts and seeing the American countryside and -I think- doesn't really believe that the Amish exist in today's world, so she's just out to prove we were making it up! :lol: . We'll probably cruise by a couple of flea markets.

So, those mini-shelter thingies by the side of the road. WTF are they for?

kids waiting for the school bus usually. We typically have a number of winter days that hover around 0 degrees.

But Amish kids don't take the bus or even go to regular schools, they would have to be Mennonites or "English".
Oh, and in PA at least, the Amish drive gray buggies and the black buggies are Mennonites.

Monster, if you can find it, National Geographic did an excellent article on the Amish in Ohio. It might be in their archives online.

It's a trap!

but only the lower grades of elementary kids would fit in them..... they're only about 4 feet high ....or do they all kneel in prayer while waiting for the bus?


oh, and you soft lot! -we're in bloody Michigan, it doesn't get above zero for weeks on end, but no shelters at the bus stops here.....

They won't be any warmer than outside, but it helps with the wind, rain, and lightning.

hmm metal shelters.... I'll pass thanks :lol: -no wonder they're made to kneel in!

Metal? Are they ground level or on a raised platform?

ground

knew I shoulda taken a picture. I think we took one when we were in PA years ago, they intrigued us then, too. Sometimes they have snow shovelling gear in, sometimes bins, usually nothing

OK, I was curious because in Ohio requires all milk (drinking) producers to use refrigerated bulk tanks. The Amish don't have that and still use old fashioned milk cans, so they put them out by the road on elevated platforms (truck bed height) for the cheese producers to pick up. I though they might be covering them with metal sheds.

oooh interesting thought....but no. some might have been raised, but several were a little sunken and most were ground level.

(We did see that this trip and took a pic)

So what did banana lady think of it?

Loved it.

Visited the ex in-laws in Northern Ohio a while back - they thought it would be a great idea to take the three hour drive to Amish country. On a Sunday. It was closed. Amish Country was closed. Not a single soul in the streets. Duh. Sunday. (Same trip we "went to" the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame - drove the hour there - Dad-in-law pointed at it from the moving vehicle: "There it is." Drove the hour home. Great trip.)