As someone very unfamiliar with anything rural, the Amish culture has always fascinated me. My experience with them consisted mainly of passing them in my car on the drive back to college. I was curious about their Amish rules and culture, ‘how did they live without electricity?’ or ‘are they ever allowed to shave [...]

Whether you come in the bright sunshine or come to a rainy Lancaster County, we’ve got tons of great things to do! Rain is a good thing for Lancaster, as it helps us to provide the freshest summer produce and ripest, juiciest fruit at our numerous farm markets and roadside stands.
So, if you find yourself [...]

The next time you visit Lancaster County, I highly recommend spending some time at The Spa at Intercourse Village. I have been a regular customer on trips to Lancaster County since March 2008.
The Spa is housed in an historic home on the Old Philadelphia Pike (340) in the middle of Intercourse. The Spa is part of [...]

Have you heard the term “Barn Raising” before? What does it bring to mind? To me, it brings to mind community. Let me explain what a Barn Raising is.
When an Amish man loses his barn due to fire, his neighbors, relatives and friends gather for a “Barn Raising.” The men cooperate, each performing his job, [...]

They say that each part of the world has its own unique flavor. True in many senses of the phrase; however, many parts of our country have become homogenized. With the grocery store chains and strip malls the same in every aspect, one could travel from Kalamazoo Michigan to Tampa Florida and find the same [...]

I recently posted a short blog on Country Road Scooters – and found out that a friend of mine, Susan, had also just gone out with her husband to ride these scooters – so of course, I asked her to write a blog about it! The following is the account of Susan Kimball – on [...]

I recently stayed four nights at the Inn at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse. I have been visiting Kitchen Kettle since I was three, but this was my first overnight stay. Our room (904) is located on the backside of the Inn, above Village Quilts. For several decades this building  housed The People’s Place, one [...]