ARTHUR — Peter Bysko has a workshop at home in Springfield, but his tools are all power tools. “I have hand tools,” he said with a chuckle, “but they're just for display.” He and his wife, Michele, ...

Albert Mast stood on the bumping hay wagon as if it were as stable as a kitchen floor. “Is this your first time on one of these things?” he asked. His wide straw hat didn’t move an inch, even as his ...

Three Amish men, sitting in a small office at the Gordonville Fire Company, hold separate conversations with three Plain Sect farmers. Sheets and sheets of white paper -- each covered with names and ...

ARTHUR — Harvest to Home returns to the Illinois Amish Heritage Center from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, and from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The center is located between Arcola and Arthur on ...

Autumn gently arrives in Pennsylvania’s Amish country in September, and the world feels a bit slower and more colorful. Fields of pumpkins and golden tobacco sway under crisp skies. Orchard paths and ...