An Amish Country Getaway

By: Janet Nesler
For your next getaway, discover a part of Ohio where time slows down to a buggy's pace—Amish Country.

Ohio has the largest concentration of Amish communities in the world, followed only by Pennsylvania. There are approximately 26 counties with established Amish communities. Their uniquely simplistic lifestyle, old-world skills and traditions have lured visitors to Ohio’s rustic back roads throughout the state, so much so, it has become Ohio's second largest tourist industry.

The largest and most popular destination is in the mid-east Ohio counties of Holmes, Tuscarawas, Coshocton, and Wayne, but the southern region has smaller communities nestled in the rolling hills of Appalachia. Not all established Amish communities in Ohio are highly visible; they are seeded discretely along the back roads where horse-drawn buggies clip-clop along the narrow roadways and clotheslines hang with solid colors.

Get started on your own Amish Country excursion with our article full of ideas and contact information.

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By: Cynthia Earhart
Summer always has a way of disappearing. Somewhere between the first slice of watermelon on Memorial Day weekend to the last hotdog of Labor Day, summer melts away like an ice cream cone on the Fourth of July.

Instead of wondering where June, July and August went, make a plan this summer for intentional fun. We've selected 25 family favorite activities in our area that are sure to make you say, "Ah, now that's what summer should be."

This fun, summer "To Do" list begins on page 34 of the current issue of Over the Back Fence Magazine.

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