Amish children walking home from school
near Hazleton, Iowa
We stopped in the Hazleton Amish community today. As usual, when I get into an Amish area, I stop in the first gas station and ask the attendant, "What direction do all the Amish live?" They normally point, "Over that way" and off I go. Every now and then, they hand me a brochure giving directions to help find Amish stores. The Hazleton Commercial Club put out a fantastic map of this area, complete with dots showing all known Amish farms in the area and numbered business locations. As we arrived at #4 Plainview Country Store, we saw this man hauling manure. (The store is in the background) He and his horses didn't seem to notice that their field was mostly under water.
This picture was taken in the parking lot of Plainview Country Store, a dry goods store with a variety of interesting items. I bought some Maple Creme Nut Clusters, I'm eating one right now and they are crazy good! We enjoyed watching some little Amish children teetering around in the yard but I didn't get a picture of them. I liked how the wash-line headed up over the buggies. A teenage girl came out and started reeling in the dry clothes shortly after I took this picture. Her clothes line is on a pulley system between the house and the barn. She stood on the edge of the porch and gathered everything in from that one spot.
This picture was taken near another interesting store, not on the map, named 150 Discount. Easy to find because it is just off of Hwy 150 on 150th St. A really nice young couple run this place and I recommend it as another great variety shop. Step back in time and visit an Amish community today!
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We stopped in the Hazleton Amish community today. As usual, when I get into an Amish area, I stop in the first gas station and ask the attendant, "What direction do all the Amish live?" They normally point, "Over that way" and off I go. Every now and then, they hand me a brochure giving directions to help find Amish stores. The Hazleton Commercial Club put out a fantastic map of this area, complete with dots showing all known Amish farms in the area and numbered business locations. As we arrived at #4 Plainview Country Store, we saw this man hauling manure. (The store is in the background) He and his horses didn't seem to notice that their field was mostly under water.
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