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Amish Country 2012

by Laura R.

October 2012 Annual Family Amish Country Road Trip

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  • Lehman's

    A visit to Lehman's is like shopping and going to a museum at the same time.  You'll find thousands of products you thought they quit making years ago.
    While you are visiting Amish Country, take time to visit Lehman's, founded in 1955 by Jay Lehman to serve the local Amish with non-electric, old-fashioned products.  With over 30,000 square feet of space, including a cafe and buggy barn, all housed in a maze of buildings nearly a quarter mile long, Lehman's is a worth a trip to Ohio all on its own.
    Lehman's ships merchandise all over the from the retail store in tiny Kidron, a print catalog and web site (www.Lehmans.com).  Oil lamps, tin toys, hand tools, weather vanes, wood stoves, copper kettles, wooden wheelbarrows and much more -- if you can't find it anywhere else, check with Lehman's before you give up!

    • Address: 4779 Kidron Road
      Dalton, Ohio 44618
    • Phone: Local Number: 330-857-5757
    • Email: Info@Lehmans.com
    • Website: http://www.Lehmans.com
  • Amish Door Restaurant & Village

    Welcome to the Amish Door Restaurant & Village!

    Selected by USA Today as One of the
    Top 25 Meals of 2006!

    Voted Best Casual Dining Restaurant in Stark County 2007 & 2008!

    Voted Best Traditional American Restaurant in Akron-Canton on the MyFox Cleveland Akron-Canton HOTLIST 2008, 2009 & 2010!

    We invite you to experience the finest in Amish kitchen cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Enjoy a family-style meal to get a real taste of our Amish heritage. Or you may also select your favorites from our menu.

    The wafting aroma of delicious baked goods beckons you to the Amish Door Bakery.  After your meal, stroll through our charming shoppes featuring bulk foods, local meats and cheeses, fresh produce, Amish country souvenirs and the latest in country decor and gifts.

    For a truly restful and relaxing overnight stay discover The Inn at Amish Door. This exquisite 52-room Inn boasts breathtaking views of the Amish farmlands. Desirable amenities include a complimentary continental breakfast, indoor pool, hot tub and fitness room. We invite you to see for yourself how the Amish Door Restaurant & Village is setting new standards in hospitality!

    • Address: 1210 Winesburg Street, US 62
      P.O. Box 215
      Wilmot, Ohio 44689
    • Phone: Local Number: 3303595464
    • Email: thevillage@amishdoor.com
    • Website: http://www.amishdoor.com
  • Breitenbach Wine Cellars

    Breitenbach Wine Cellars is one of the most visited wineries in the country!  The winery crushes, presses and bottles 20 varieties of vinifera, Fench Hybrid and Labrusca grape varieties such as Frost Fire and Roadhouse Red.  Breitenbach makes a fabulous Tawny Port and Ice Wine. Breitenbach is a premium producer of 20 varieties of award-winning natural fruit wines including Red Raspberry, Peach, Blackberry and Dandelion. 
    Tours are available by appointment and tasting is offered daily in the gift shop.  Many beautiful gifts and antiques are available.  Breitenbach offers gift boxes for all occasions.  The deli at Breitenbach features Ohio Grand Champion Swiss cheese.  Thirty local and imported cheeses are available for sampling as well as German smoked meats.  Cafe Breitenbach serves salads, panninis and hearth-baked pizza Monday-Sat. from 11-3.  Indoor seating is available as well as the patio in warm weather.  Breitenbach is home to Fred's Famous Barbecue.  Baby back ribs and chicken are on the menu. 

    • Address: 5934 Old Rt. 39 NW
      Dover, Ohio 44622
    • Phone: Local Number: 3303433603
    • Email: info@breitenbachwine.com
    • Website: http://www.breitenbachwine.com
  • End of the Commons General Store

    Built in 1840, End of the Commons General Store is Ohio's oldest operating general store located in the heart of Amish country. End of the Commons features over 1000 bulk foods, spices, candies, pastas, trail bologna, Amish country meats & cheeses, roll butter and beef jerky. Some old time favorites are our Old Fashioned recipe root beer, hand-dipped ice cream, variety of popcorn and penny candy.

    Throughout the store there are many relics of the past displayed i.e. old grocery items, old scales, cash registers, post office, bean cabinets and the oridinal wooden floor. Yes, the player piano does work! Take a trip down memory lane and stop in for tasty treats from the past.

    • Address: 8719 State Route 534
      Mesopotamia, Ohio 44439
    • Phone: Local Number: 4406934295
    • Email: info@endofthecommons.com
    • Website: http://www.endofthecommons.com
  • Danville Farmer's Market

    Our Farmer's Market welcomes you  to the Gateway to Amish Country where you will enjoy locally home grown fresh produce,fruits,jams,jellies,cheese and baked goods. On opening day we will have heirloom vegetables and flower plants to assist you in your gardens. New this season are alpaca yarn,broilers,eggs,goat soap and pet treats. Coming this fall we will have sausage,beef patties and hot dogs.Mums will be arriving in time for your fall outdoor decorating. Many new items continue to come as the seasons change. We look forward to providing you a warm welcome to our community and healthy fresh food.
    While in Danville you may want to take a bike ride or hike to Mt. Vernon on the Kokosing Gap Trail which is 14 miles long and paved. It is built on a former Pennsylvania Railroad. You will see railroad bridges, forests,wetlands ,agriculture and villages. Restrooms are available in Mt. Vernon, Gambier and Howard. In Danville it is right at our park where you will enjoy the farmer's Market. The Mohican Valley trail is nature built on an abandoned Penn Central railroad bed at the eastern edge of Knox Co. The trail is 4,8 mi. long connecting Brinkhaven and Danville  you will then cross over the 370 foot covered bridge. The Bridge of Dreams. The bridge then connects to Holmes Co. The trail has a surface of crushed stone and sand.This connects the East st. in Danville to Holmes Co and is traveled by Amish in buggy.
    Along the way you will see many Amish businesses ,Amish working the land and the beauty of hills and valleys.
    Just 12 miles up the road you can visit Mohican State Park -walking and horse trails or go to Wally Road offering a canoe livery,camping and Landohl's Castle to stay over night or dine.

    • Address: 902 South Market St
      Danville, Ohio 43014
    • Phone: Local Number: 614-563-4544
    • Email: angelonthehill1@embarqmail.com
    • Website:
  • Amish Home Craft Shop & Bakery

    Beautifully located on an Amish farm in Geauga County.  Handmade quilts of all sizes, baby items, hickory rockers and much more.  Many out-of-the-ordinary pieces.  Friendly, peaceful location. Now featuring fresh baked goods.  We do special orders too!

    • Address: 16860 Kinsman Rd.
      Middlefield, Ohio 44062
    • Phone: Local Number: 4406321888
    • Email:
    • Website:
  • Ridgeview Farm & County Market

    Ridgeview is a real working farm. The farm welcomes the general public to experience the farm! The farm market is open May 1 thru Oct 31 with fresh produce in season. 

    Strawberry season starts in early June.  Please call the farm for start date.
    Pick your own strawberries or we will pick them for you!

    Take a self-guided tour of the Amish Culture Center located in the barn's hayloft. Visitors may come and browse through the many different Amish items on display as they learn about the Amish Culture. Ask about our Amish back road tours.

    Ridgeview farm provides tour of the farm for groups of 20 or more persons.  Perfect place to bring the children.  Your groups will enjoy a hayride and much more.  Ask about our Amish Back Road Tours.

    Get up close with our barn yard friends. The petting barn is open free of charge to the general public during regular bussiness hours. 

    Fall Fun weekends are offered every Saturday & Sunday every in October. Enjoy hayrides, corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting barn, Amish lunch stand and other special events on every Saturday in October.

    The farm is located in the Heart of Amish Country in Northeast Ohio. Visit our web site for a full calendar of events at RidgeviewFarm.com.

    Experience Ridgeview Farm today!

    • Address: 5488 Kinsman Rd SR 87
      Middlefield, Ohio 44062
    • Phone: Local Number: 4406934000
    • Email: sharon@ridgeviewfarmtours.com
    • Website: http://ridgeviewfarm.com
  • Olivesburg General Store

    The Olivesburg General Store was founded more than a century and a half ago in 1840, to provide basic necessities for the survival of early Richland County residents. The store boasts of having the same atmosphere as the "Good' Ole Days." 

    Enjoy a hand dipped ice cream cone from the ice-cream bar while shopping for gifts, olde tyme candies, specialty groceries, antiques and Amish crafts. The store also includes a deli that serves cheese from the Amish and famous beef-jerky.

    The Olivesburg General Store has the original ceiling lights from the movie "Shawshank Redemption".  While you are there visiting and shopping, enjoy their Shawshank Sundae!  A homemade brownie on the bottom, a large scoop of peanut butter ice cream, a second brownie on top, loads of hot fudge, whip cream, M & M's and a cherry on top!

    • Address: 4778 State Route 545
      Ashland, Ohio 44805
    • Phone: Local Number: (419) 895-1038
    • Email: olivesburg@frontier.com
    • Website: http://www.olivesburggeneralstore.com
  • Zoar Village

    This quaint  German village was founded in 1817 by religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists.  The Society named their village Zoar, which is taken from the bible and means "place of refuge".  Zoar today is an island of Old-World charm in east-central Ohio. Many of the German-style structures built by the Zoarites have been restored and are open to the public as Zoar Village State Memorial. Others are privately-owned, and serve as residences, shops, restaurants and bed and breakfast inns.

    Visitors can experience the life of the agrarian Separatists by visiting the eleven restored buildings (recently added Town Hall Museum, and Ohio Erie Canal Museum, Number One House, or "Kings Palace", Kitchen, Dining Room/Magazine Complex, Garden House, Bakery, Tinshop, Dairy and Springhouse , Wagon Shop, Blacksmith Shop and the original Zoar Store), which are staffed with costumed interpreters and furnished with period items made or used by the Separatists. Buildings may be staffed, and others open by guided tour. Volunteers give craft demonstrations and interpret the history during the the guided and self guided tours.Yearly special events include the Harvest Festival, and Christmas in Zoar. Bi-yearly events include the Civil War reenactment, the Historic Zoar Garden Tour and luncheon , and Applefest.

    The Historic Zoar Garden is a 2 1/2 acre flower garden, based on the communal society's religious beliefs.  The garden is open year round and  free to the public.  Zoar now hosts a trail head for the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail.  The trail is 2.9 miles long, and runs from Zoar to Fort Laurens in Bolivar, Ohio.

    • Address: 198 Main Street
      P.O. Box 621
      Zoar, Ohio 44697
    • Phone: Toll-Free: (800) 262-6195
    • Email: zoarinfo@zca.org
    • Website: http://www.ohiohistory.org
  • Mary Yoder's Amish Kitchen, Bakery & Gift Shop

    Located in the quiet, picturesque Amish countryside where you can see horse and buggies travel the soft rolling hills as you sit on the front porch in our hickory rockers!  Enjoy our delicious and nutritious meals without you doing the cooking.  The gift shop has something for all ages with many handmade items.

    • Address: 14743 North State Street
      Middlefield, Ohio 44062
    • Phone: Local Number: 4406321939
    • Email:
    • Website:
  • Middlefield Cheese

    At Middlefield Cheese you will not only get the best Swiss Cheese around, you can experience our Cheese House Museum, watch our video "Middlefield Cheese...Better than Ever," and shop at our Cheese Chalet Shop.

    In our shop you will find local and gourmet items, cheeses, meats, Geauga County Maple Syrup, pancake mixes, jams and imported items as well as other specialty food items. 

    We offer custom orders, gift boxes and sampler boxes and can ship UPS.  We are also located in the heart of the Geauga County Amish community. 

    Stop in and see all we have to offer.

    • Address: 15815 Nauvoo Road
      Middlefield, Ohio 44062
    • Phone: Local Number: 440-632-5228
    • Email:
    • Website: http://www.middlefieldcheese.com
  • Malabar Farm State Park

    Experience America's most famous farm, the 900 acre country estate of Pulitzer Prize winning author, farmer and conservationist Louis Bromfield. The Visitor's Center is full of interactive displays and featuring unique Ohio-made items from Malabar Farm, Gift Shop, Bromfield's books, farm fresh products, and our own homemade fudge. Walk through the Ohio Songbird Aviary, petting barn, stroll through our butterfly, prairie & flower gardens, ride a farm wagon and tour the home where Hollywood stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married. Stop at the Roadside Farm Market for some fine produce or dine at the Malabar Farm Restaurant featuring delicious meals prepared with a Parisian influence in an upscale yet comfortable setting.

    Fans of Shawshank Redemption can visit Pugh Cabin, which was used as the opening scene in Shawshank Redemption.  Pugh Cabin is on the grounds of Malabar Farm and visitors are encouraged to stop by the Visitor's Center to check with staff before driving up to Pugh Cabin.

    • Address: 4050 Bromfield Rd.
      Lucas, Ohio 44843
    • Phone: Local Number: (419) 892-2784
    • Email: sybil.burskey@dnr.state.oh.us
    • Website: http://www.malabarfarm.org
  • Sages Apples

    Sage's Apples is a family fruit and vegetable farm and farm market.  Everything we grow is sold through our local farm market. 

    Our goal is to provide the best tasting and highest quality locally grown produce for our customers.  In order to control this, we grow as much of the produce ourselves as possible. 

    ALL the apples you buy come from our 25 acre orchard.  The sweet corn, green beans, plums, nectarines, zucchini, winter squash, beets, pumpkins and tomatoes are also grown here on our farm but may be supplemented with locally grown vegetables where needed. 

    Caramel apples and other local items such as Maple Syrup, honey, cashew crunch and, of course, apple cider add to the choices to create an enjoyable year round visit.

    • Address: 11355 Chardon Road
      Chardon, Ohio 44024
    • Phone: Local Number: 440-286-3416
    • Email:
    • Website: http://www.sagesapples.com
  • Richards Maple Products

    Because of the ideal soil and climate conditions, the syrup made from the sugar maples in Geauga County is considered to be the very best and has become famous around the world. 

    Since 1910,  Richards Maple Products has been supplying the highest quality Maple Syrup and the very finest delectable Maple Products. Our Syrup and Candies have been awarded first prizes at  The Great Geauga County Fair and Geauga County Maple Festival.

    • Address: 545 Water Street
      Chardon, Ohio 44024
    • Phone: Local Number: 4402864160
    • Email:
    • Website: http://www.richardsmapleproducts.com

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