The Times Leader: For the love of Amish Country - - East Liverpool Review Online
The Times Leader: For the love of Amish Country - - East Liverpool Review Online: "For the love of Amish Country
By LUCILLE HUSTON, Review Staff Writer
A visit to Amish Country in Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas counties has become a popular pastime for area residents.
The drive takes one and a half to two hours depending on destination, and if you want to make it a weekend trip, hotels, inns and bed and breakfast facilities abound.
Until a year ago, weekend visitors were almost completely out of luck in finding a restaurant open on Sunday. Today in Sugarcreek, a restaurant with wonderful food is available. While it is not Amish, the food is delicious.
If you are considering a visit, ask yourself, 'When was the last time you woke up to buttermilk pancakes and fresh sausage simmering on a cast-iron skillet over a wood burning stove?
Or relaxed to the soft glow of an old-fashioned oil lamp?
Or followed a schedule based on the position of the sun rather than the time on a clock?
While the Amish are considered the most conservative segment of the Anabaptist movement - which also includes Mennonites - and they remain what many of us considered 'old-fashioned,' their very lifestyle has created one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state.
The area is the largest Amish settlement in the world. You can find home-cooked meals, old-fashioned hospitality, small-town charm and unique shopping in this largely rural setting.
Lehman's Hardware in Kidron is an unbelievable store in which one can spend hours roaming through the isles.
The store is divided into sections including: housewares; stove accessories; grain mills; ice cream freezers and signs; windmill room; clothes dryers; garden tools; stove showroom, which includes one of the country's largest selection of woodstove"
By LUCILLE HUSTON, Review Staff Writer
A visit to Amish Country in Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas counties has become a popular pastime for area residents.
The drive takes one and a half to two hours depending on destination, and if you want to make it a weekend trip, hotels, inns and bed and breakfast facilities abound.
Until a year ago, weekend visitors were almost completely out of luck in finding a restaurant open on Sunday. Today in Sugarcreek, a restaurant with wonderful food is available. While it is not Amish, the food is delicious.
If you are considering a visit, ask yourself, 'When was the last time you woke up to buttermilk pancakes and fresh sausage simmering on a cast-iron skillet over a wood burning stove?
Or relaxed to the soft glow of an old-fashioned oil lamp?
Or followed a schedule based on the position of the sun rather than the time on a clock?
While the Amish are considered the most conservative segment of the Anabaptist movement - which also includes Mennonites - and they remain what many of us considered 'old-fashioned,' their very lifestyle has created one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state.
The area is the largest Amish settlement in the world. You can find home-cooked meals, old-fashioned hospitality, small-town charm and unique shopping in this largely rural setting.
Lehman's Hardware in Kidron is an unbelievable store in which one can spend hours roaming through the isles.
The store is divided into sections including: housewares; stove accessories; grain mills; ice cream freezers and signs; windmill room; clothes dryers; garden tools; stove showroom, which includes one of the country's largest selection of woodstove"
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