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Pelican Publishing Co Guide To Amish Country 2003 Edition by Bill Simpson
"Practical and detailed travel guide to Amish landmarks and lifestyle." -- Booklist"This useful guide to an interesting area is recommended for travel collections."--Library Journal "Heavy on vacationing facts--everything including Amish etiquette bike tours restaurants shopping and local radiostations." -- (Cleveland) Plain Dealer"An insiderï¿1/2s scoop on where to stay how to find the local fairs firehouse suppers and farmerï¿1/2s markets and where to find the best restaurants museums and covered bridges."-- Family FunLancaster County Pennsylvania the Amish Country attracts five million visitors a year. Its distinctively rural flavor and Amish inhabitants offer tourists a glimpse of life in the tranquil unspoiled countryside.Guide to the Amish Country: 3rd Edition comprehensively explains Amish culture and beliefs and contains addresses and descriptions of attractions motels eating places and various happenings. Also included are quilt shops antique markets wineries farmersï¿1/2 markets parks and museums. The guide describes such popular attractions as the worldï¿1/2s largest pretzel bakery the Strasburg Railroad Hershey the Peopleï¿1/2s Place Quilt Museum the Amish Village Dutch Wonderland and Lancaster Countyï¿1/2s 29 covered bridges. Bill Simpson has lived in Lancaster Pennsylvania for most of his life. He is an avid traveler and the author of Guide to Pennsylvaniaï¿1/2s Tourist Railroads also published by Pelican.