The thoughtful "American Experience" presentation "The Amish" (8 p.m. on WGBH) begins by following tourists and tour buses as they besiege Pennsylvania Dutch country in Lancaster County. According to ...

I hope you agree with me that so far we have had perfect fall weather….. Fall is my second favorite time of the year with spring being the first favorite. Last week we went to the Amish Country for ...

Amish settlements continue to grow across the North Country, from well-established communities in St. Lawrence County to relatively new ones in Clinton and Essex counties. But many of us know little ...

Most tourists who come to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania are fascinated by the Amish and their way of life. And rightfully so. The Amish of Lancaster County are America’s oldest Amish settlement, ...

Last September I went to visit the Amish Country in Reading, Pennsylvania. The first thing I did when I got there was go to the market. The market was filled with many things, especially foods. I ...

Winnebago County Master Gardeners invite the public along on a one-day motorcoach trip on Tuesday, May 1, to visit several Amish greenhouses in the Dalton area, along with a couple other interesting ...

Anastasia Island residents are used to seeing and meeting visitors from nearby and distant places, but not many — if any — can recall seeing an Amish family walking local streets and beaches. Nor, ...

I am amazed when I think of the bond and specialness of family ties. The last few weeks we’ve been reminded how much family means to us. Daniel’s younger brother David, who lives in Danville, Ohio, ...

I had a nice surprise when my sisters Susan, Verena, Emma, and her children came this morning. They came for breakfast, so we had eggs, potatoes, bacon, toast, cheese, grape juice, milk and doughnuts.

We took our aging bodies (all born in the 1930s) on a trip across the country to our final destination of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Waiting at the depot were our Amish friends, Aaron and Katie Beiler, ...