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| Amish Buggies |
It's a pretty town about 3 hours from Ypsilanti with a large Amish and Mennonite population. We enjoyed the pretty farms, Amish horse and buggies everywhere, and a good meal at the "Blue Gate Restaurant." The name is from an old story (which is untrue) that the Amish folk painted their gates blue when they had a marriageable daughter. Strange, huh?
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| Amish Boy with Pony Cart |
The food was good and we enjoyed browsing through the shops full of handmade goodies. Some of the memorable things that I was not able to take a picture of included:
- Clothes lines hung with overalls, aprons and "plain" dresses
- Big kitchen gardens and flower gardens
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| Corn Shocks |
I haven't seen corn stalks stacked like this since I was a kid. The farmers in Maryland used to do this.
It was a great day. Now we're ready to get Wiley fixed up!
5 comments:
When we lived in Montana we would visit the Mennonites farms. Always fresh produce,eggs and a homemade pie. Yummy.
Is that a rubber mat for the horses to stand on? Interesting trip!
Love,
Tom
Yes, the parking lots behind some of the streets had water, hitching posts and those mats. I guess the horse's feet got a rest while the owners were shopping!
Looks very scenic. Have you made travel plans after Wiley's surgery?
We're hoping to head back to FL in early October. If all goes well, how do you feel about a visit from us this winter?
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