For visitors from outside the area, Shady Maple Gift Shop offers a chance to bring home something truly representative of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Rather than generic souvenirs that could have been ...

Spring-Ford graduation marks 70th anniversarySpring-Ford’s Class of 2025 President, Connor Hudak, took time to thank those who gave him countless opportunities to learn and grow, his teachers ...

Inspiration This Spring's Hottest Shopping Destination: Amish Country In Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, mud sales are fun for local residents and curious thrifters alike.

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Mud sales are a relatively new tradition in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, going back about 60 years and held in early spring as the ground begins to thaw but it’s too early for ...

The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...

Contrary to documentaries and pop culture references that paint Rumspringa as a free-for-all for Amish teens, it doesn’t necessarily mean leaving home for spring break-style partying.

ROYERSFORD — The Spring-Ford Area School Board unanimously adopted a five-year contract with its teachers’ union on Monday night. The contract will provide average annual raises of 5.66 perce… ...

Lancaster County In yearly Pennsylvania tradition, Amish communities hold spring auctions to support fire departments Mark Scolforo Associated Press Mar 15, 2024 Updated Apr 19, 2025 0 1 of 2 ...

Mud sales are country auctions that benefit volunteer fire departments across what the Amish community refers to as the Lancaster settlement, located some 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of ...

They don't sell mud, although a cold rain brought plenty of it. The name refers to early spring, when wet fields have begun to thaw but may not be ready for the plow. Gordonville's mud sale, one ...

GORDONVILLE, Pa. (AP) — In booming Lancaster, among the fastest growing counties in Pennsylvania, large Amish families and the cost of farmland has put pressure on the traditional lives they prefer.