Tag Archives: Amish

Observers are welcome…along with buyers, of course. If you have a keen eye and a big heart for these draft horse beauties, you’ll find yourself at the right place on Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27. The 2012 Fall … Read More »

To celebrate the LaGrange County Barn Quilt Tour, we are devoting two blogs a month on information regarding a specific mural you will see dotting the Amish backroads in Northern Indiana. Even though we have numbered the blogs, the order … Read More »

Mark your calendars! The small town of Shipshewana celebrates the holidays in a big family-friendly way for nearly three months, beginning with its Light Parade on November 10. At 6 pm on Saturday, festive floats guide through the downtown streets … Read More »

A diverse—and delicious—range of local restaurants were selected for the first-ever Northern Indiana Foodie Trail, launched this month by the Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission (NITDC) in partnership with Midwest Living magazine. Twenty-eight restaurants from seven counties made the cut … Read More »

To celebrate the LaGrange County Barn Quilt Tour, we are devoting two blogs a month on information regarding a specific mural you will see dotting the Amish backroads in Northern Indiana. Even though we have numbered the blogs, the order … Read More »

Whether you are a previous customer or a soon-to-be customer, Lambright Woodworking invites you to a party they’re throwing during the same time as Shipshewana’s Fall Crafters Fair, October 5 & 6. They’re calling the party an “Anniversary Sale,” but … Read More »

The “I Love Lucy” scene is famous: Lucy and Ricky go to Italy, and Lucy finds herself in the middle of a huge grape vat, squashing grapes with her feet. Not so famous is a different way of getting grape … Read More »

To celebrate the LaGrange County Barn Quilt Tour, we are devoting two blogs a month on information regarding a specific mural you will see dotting the Amish backroads in Northern Indiana. Even though we have numbered the blogs, the order … Read More »

Yesterday a friend and I were agreeing that parents have to teach their kids how to work. That virtue is not just a natural inclination for anyone, much less our children. The Amish, however, work so hard and without complaining, … Read More »

Cows. Corn. Beans. Peas. Milk. Grass. Hay. All are in short supply for the Amish this summer in Northern Indiana. With our area officially in a “moderate drought,” even the regular crop farmers with huge irrigation systems are suffering. My … Read More »