Lancaster County will always be the place I call home, long after I have lived more of my life elsewhere. I assume most of us have a similar feeling of comfort as we round a certain bend or make a turn onto a road or pass a particular building.
For me, it is when I make a right-hand turn onto a road that was once nothing more than a single dirt lane. Even though it has been a paved country road for decades now, this is a road that is still traveled by horse and buggy. That fact is where I find the reassurance that I am indeed home again -- home to a unique blend of the present, as well as the entrenched beliefs of days gone by in the Amish community. I love the distinctive sense of place that is immediately in front of me on that particular stretch of road, with cars, trucks, tractors and buggies all sharing the same patch of asphalt.
For me, it is when I make a right-hand turn onto a road that was once nothing more than a single dirt lane. Even though it has been a paved country road for decades now, this is a road that is still traveled by horse and buggy. That fact is where I find the reassurance that I am indeed home again -- home to a unique blend of the present, as well as the entrenched beliefs of days gone by in the Amish community. I love the distinctive sense of place that is immediately in front of me on that particular stretch of road, with cars, trucks, tractors and buggies all sharing the same patch of asphalt.
Amish farmer surveying his field.
Amish buggy.
Amish family sharing the road.
Amish boy on scooter.
Lisa Turgeon-Williams is manager of product development for the National Trust Tours.
Photos courtesy of Lisa Turgeon-Williams.
Photos courtesy of Lisa Turgeon-Williams.
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