By Kevin Williams Okay, time for trending recipes….definitely some Thanksgiving (pies) themes showing up and Christmas is muscling its way into the trendings with a fruit cake recipe: YANKEE BEAN SOUP:  Amazingly delicious and thick soup, perfect for winter! Click here. YUMASETTI: This delicious recipe is a staple of most Amish cookbooks, it’s a hearty […] Read more

By Kevin Williams There are few Amish businesses in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that cater to tourists.  But Byler’s Grocery Store, New New Wilmington, Pennsylvania is about as close as you’ll come. Most Amish businesses cater to Amish.  And while that is bad in some ways (if you are looking for knick-knacks or faceless dolls), it […] Read more

By Kevin Williams SIGH, the great thing about the New Wilmington Amish settlement is also the worst thing:  it’s authenticity.  If you are looking for New Wilmington Amish businesses, you’ll find them, but you have to look hard…. This is an Amish community that is largely untouched by tourism and very insular.  This means that […] Read more

By Kevin Williams New Wilmington, Pennsylvania is home to an Amish community of 20 church districts, which is a pretty sizable settlement.  It isn’t in the Top 10 largest, but it’s in the Top 20….. Now, in tomorrow’s post I’ll give you some reasons you should consider visiting and some reasons you might not to […] Read more

By Kevin Williams I had heard about the brown-topped buggies of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania for a long time and wasn’t sure if I’d ever get to see them.  The only place where you can find these butterscotch-brown buggies is near New Wilmington and a handful of Amish churches around Cuba Lake, New York.  But when […] Read more

DO THE AMISH TRAVEL BY AIRPLANE? By Kevin Williams Do the Amish travel by airplane? There’s no a one-size-fits-all answer to this question. For the most part, the answer is “no.”  I’d say 95 percent of the Amish do not fly.  But there are exceptions, generally among the New Order Amish who pursue mission work […] Read more