When one thinks of Amish or Mennonite communities, one often thinks of dour, black clad, insular communities at odds with the modern world. What one does not think about is fun. Yet Dina Litovsky’s ...

Most of us spend our day to day lives feeling pulled in a thousand directions, and almost everyone I meet classifies themselves as “busy.” When it’s time to get away, scenic Lancaster, Pa., is one of ...

Jump forward to today, and this once small, isolated campground has blossomed into a spacious community comprised of numerous homes, churches, restaurants and even a post office, all spurred by the ...

From December through April, Amish travelers pack charter buses making overnight runs from Ohio to Florida. Stiff black hats are gingerly stowed in overhead bins as the bus winds its way through hilly ...

It's 2:30 p.m. on a Saturday in October — well past lunch, and the slowest time of year in Sarasota, Fla., where the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches are most crowded in winter and spring. But the line ...

The Old Order Amish, or what the genereal public typically thinks of when they hear the word, are a group of traditional Christian fellowships that believe in simple living and dress, while shying ...

In the coming months, with the arrival of low temperatures and the slowdown of the farming season, thousands of Amish people in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania will pack their bags and head south to a ...

It’s not surprising that the Amish take vacation. Everyone does (or should). But I was surprised to learn this morning that many of them travel to a small neighborhood in Sarasota, Florida for a ...

Throughout the last year my family kept tossing around the idea of going on a trip as a family. We simply wanted to enjoy a little vacation together, all 18 of us. Finally, plans were made to visit ...