We drove north to Elkhart and stopped by to visit the rv heritage museum, they had some great displays of the early motorhomes and trailers dating back to the early 1920s. I got so busy enjoying the displays that I neglected to get more pictures to share with you.
Elkhart is also the home of the largest indoor farmers market in the USA. We stopped by and Bev found some country touches for the motorhome as well as some special sausage and maple syrup for our sunday breakfast.
Nappanee's community theme highlights the slower pace of life found in this area.
The Amish people use our medical facilities and prescription services just as we do, however they have no medical insurance of any kind. All medical services are paid by the individual family or by the local Amish community if necessary. They pay all taxes that are due, but take no monetary support from the local or federal government; no welfare, social security or medicare. So don't blame them for the recession!
The horse and buggy accomodations are available at almost every retail store in town, including the shaded tiedowns at the supermarket.
Our Fathers Day adventure was highlighted by a tour of Amish Acres which is an 80 acre restored farm dating back to an 1839 land grant to one of the first Amish families to settle in northern Indiana. Our visit included a documentary program on the history of the Amish movement, a wagon ride tour, and a guided walking tour of the property. Our touring activities were followed by a "Threshers Dinner" which was a wonderful collection of everthing that ever was served down on the farm.
Bev was the first passenger at the boarding gate for the tractor-wagon tour of the 80 acre farm site. The riding tour was about 45 minutes and gave us a glimpse of life on the farm in the late 1800s, Amish style.
I was very impressed by the laid back, simple lifestyle of the Amish people, so I tried on the traditional headgear. I don't know if my look is authentic enough to merit an invitation for membership
Bev was very interested in the display of hand made quilts, these are quilted by the local Amish women to help supplement the family farm income. These quilts on display sell for over $600, which seemed high to me until I learned the quilters have over 800 hours of work in each piece.
We paid a visit to a one-room schoolhouse that was used from the 1890s at a location less than a mile away from its current site at Amish Acres. It has been restored and used for interpretation programs for visiting school groups. This school housed grades 1 thru 8, and its only enviromental control system is the wood burning stove in the background. It is also interesting to note that the restrooms are out the blue door to the outhouse behind the school.
Bev takes a break during our walking tour of the main farm buildings, this swing is located on the threshing floor of the main barn. The barn was built in 1876 from hand-hewed timbers cut on this farm.
We finished our tour of Amish Acres by stopping by the meat and cheese shop. The shop is a log house, built in the 1860s on a farm ten miles east of Nappanee it was relocated and restored to represent one of the earliest butcher shops in Nappanee. Bev bought a round of garlic tomato cheese which we will taste next week at the Gregoire Family farm in Marshall MN.
We drove north to Elkhart and stopped by to visit the rv heritage museum, they had some great displays of the early motorhomes and trailers dating back to the early 1920s. I got so busy enjoying the displays that I neglected to get more pictures to share with you.
Elkhart is also the home of the largest indoor farmers market in the USA. We stopped by and Bev found some country touches for the motorhome as well as some special sausage and maple syrup for our sunday breakfast.
Nappanee's community theme highlights the slower pace of life found in this area.
The Amish people use our medical facilities and prescription services just as we do, however they have no medical insurance of any kind. All medical services are paid by the individual family or by the local Amish community if necessary. They pay all taxes that are due, but take no monetary support from the local or federal government; no welfare, social security or medicare. So don't blame them for the recession!
The horse and buggy accomodations are available at almost every retail store in town, including the shaded tiedowns at the supermarket.
Our Fathers Day adventure was highlighted by a tour of Amish Acres which is an 80 acre restored farm dating back to an 1839 land grant to one of the first Amish families to settle in northern Indiana. Our visit included a documentary program on the history of the Amish movement, a wagon ride tour, and a guided walking tour of the property. Our touring activities were followed by a "Threshers Dinner" which was a wonderful collection of everthing that ever was served down on the farm.
Bev was the first passenger at the boarding gate for the tractor-wagon tour of the 80 acre farm site. The riding tour was about 45 minutes and gave us a glimpse of life on the farm in the late 1800s, Amish style.
I was very impressed by the laid back, simple lifestyle of the Amish people, so I tried on the traditional headgear. I don't know if my look is authentic enough to merit an invitation for membership
Bev was very interested in the display of hand made quilts, these are quilted by the local Amish women to help supplement the family farm income. These quilts on display sell for over $600, which seemed high to me until I learned the quilters have over 800 hours of work in each piece.
We paid a visit to a one-room schoolhouse that was used from the 1890s at a location less than a mile away from its current site at Amish Acres. It has been restored and used for interpretation programs for visiting school groups. This school housed grades 1 thru 8, and its only enviromental control system is the wood burning stove in the background. It is also interesting to note that the restrooms are out the blue door to the outhouse behind the school.
Bev takes a break during our walking tour of the main farm buildings, this swing is located on the threshing floor of the main barn. The barn was built in 1876 from hand-hewed timbers cut on this farm.
We finished our tour of Amish Acres by stopping by the meat and cheese shop. The shop is a log house, built in the 1860s on a farm ten miles east of Nappanee it was relocated and restored to represent one of the earliest butcher shops in Nappanee. Bev bought a round of garlic tomato cheese which we will taste next week at the Gregoire Family farm in Marshall MN.
1 comment:
Wow! This looks so cool. Krissy loves the quilts! Hope you had a great Father's Day Skip. Sure looks like you did! We can't wait to have you in our neck of the woods. Until then, we sure love to follow all of the incredible places that you visit! We dropped Ricky off at band camp for a whole week and the entire family is sad...except Ricky. He was ready for us to go and was SURE that he would meet plenty of friends. Krissy spent a day with Maddie on the coast as I returned to work. We will all go back on Saturday for a family bar b que and concert. Ricky LOVES his music. We will take some pictures to send. Miss you both (and of course the dogs!)
Love you!
Rick and family.
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