Amish Acres

Is it in English or Chinese?

2011-08-01T22:54:00.004-04:00

We have an eight member delegation coming from China to the Arts & Crafts Festival this Thursday and Friday. Sonya Harmon has been working on the details for months and months. It has been a monumental task that she has given Herculean effort toward. This cultural exchange began with Elkhart County and Jinhau, China becoming sister county/city. A delegation, including Amish Acres resident artist

A Letter from the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau

2011-07-19T11:58:00.001-04:00

On behalf of the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau (EECVB), it's a pleasure to extend our appreciation for the contributions Dick Pletcher and the Pletcher Family have made delivering outstanding cultural experiences to both residents of Elkhart County and visitors to our community. For 25 years, Plain and Fancy at Amish Acres has been a mainstay for musical theare and family

Arts and Crafts Festival Info for your Smart Phone

2011-07-18T15:19:00.000-04:00

Check out our Mobile Site!http://demo.amishacrescom.bmob_ilized.mobi/ You know those annoying looking black and white boxes you see all over advertisements? You know, the ones that companies are using on their business cards, newspaper or magazine articles, which take you to some hidden link or display a secret message? These boxes you see are called QR Codes, and by

Amish Poems

2011-07-18T15:10:00.000-04:00

The folks you know as Amish Are a rare and simple kind,Their religion, faith and livingIs one that you'll rarely find.They dress with plainess and modestyAnd put their trust in GodThey believe the teachings of our LordAnd on this Earth he trod.The Bible is their companion trueWith the family it's daily readThey try to live each day as their lastLike their Lord and Master said.They never go to

Nappanee Chamber of Commerce Proclamation

2011-07-16T16:00:00.000-04:00

Whereas, Amish Acres works with the business, merchants, and industry to advance the civic, economic, professional, and cultural life of the City of Nappanee; andWhereas, Amish Acres has contributed to the civic, cultural, and economic life of Nappanee for 41 years; andWhereas, this year marks the 25th Anniversary of Amish Acres production of Plain and Fancy; andWhereas, Amish Acres and its

God's Gift to Indiana is in the Jar

2011-03-23T16:13:00.004-04:00

We Hoosiers are pretty sure God is embarrased by the Indiana winters s/he dumps upon us. It gets really interesting living in Nappanee under the "lake effect" of Lake Michigan. This winter has been a doozy. I lost track of the various records the weather set. But just as there is a silver lining in every cloud, there is an amber lining in every thaw. Perhaps the sweetest nectar known to man comes

Breakfast with Santa Kids' Lists

2010-12-15T13:44:00.003-05:00

ColeFootball suit, helmet, shirt, pants, pads, mouth guard GradyNike sport outfit, Wacky socks, Nutcracker, A baby, a picture, a mobigo of my own and some new toys BlaineA DS Ryan’s ListBig Nerf gun, Walking Iron Man, Glow in the dark crayons, Zhu Zhu Pets, Walking Kitty, Guy who bangs on window (big foot), Walking Magatron, Flying reindeer, Snowman who turns off decorations CybilBarbie

Exit Laughing

2010-12-06T14:20:00.009-05:00

Remarks made by Richard Pletcher at The Round Barn Theatre's 2011 Preview Party, November 1, 2010.If you read TIME magazine this week, you know that we come with heavy hearts tonight. Our inspiration, mentor and friend Joseph Stein who wrote Plain and Fancy and for whom this stage is named, died a week ago yesterday at the age of 98 in Mt. Sinai Hospital. I had the honor of attending his memorial

Simple rewards

2010-12-06T13:06:00.002-05:00

The entire Burlington Amish school came to Amish Acres to vote for their scarecrow contest entry, hence they won the $500 cash prize. They rewarded themselves by lining up to play with the ring toss at the farm's entrance. For over a half an hour they took turns trying to swing the ring from the string onto the hook. They then took a tour of the farm and became entranced by the many historical

Better Homes and Gardens finds Amish Acres

2010-12-06T12:53:00.005-05:00

Online shopping in Amish Acres General Store is old fashioned in a new fangled way. Avoid the Black Friday Blues, shop online for nostalgic Christmas gifts that harken back to wood fires in the fireplace, sleigh rides with bells on the horses, ice skating on the frozen pond, snow globes, strings of popcorn and cranberries, sleds with metal runners and real trees cut from the woods.Our products

Two missions meet

2010-12-06T12:48:00.002-05:00

Thirteen members of the Texas National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team that is training at Camp Atterbury in Indianapolis visited Amish Acres prior to its upcoming deployment to Gazni, Afghanistan. Their mission calls for military members with expertise in farming, raising livestock and cultivating natural resources to help develop and monitor projects which will improve the agricultural

When we inspire each other...

2010-06-11T13:17:00.005-04:00

I received an email back in May from Jacqueline Bacus offering to donate costumes from a production of Plain and Fancy to The Round Barn Theatre. This has happened before, but this story is very inspiring to us. Jacqueline taught at Devine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan for thirty years and produced thirty seven musical within its drama department. She is now retired and doing what all

Build it and they will come...eventually

2010-05-15T12:56:00.003-04:00

As we celebrate our 40th year anniversary of education, enlightenment, and entertainment on Amish Acres Historic Farm and Heritage Resort, I am often found reflecting. Yesterday among the dozen school buses from Gary and Marion, Indiana were several from South Bend. I smiled because when Amish Acres first opened for school children to come on field trips to the farm, a South Bend teacher who had

Brigadoon

2010-03-19T12:38:00.004-04:00

On March 4, 2010 President Obama signed into law the first-ever national travel promotion and communications program to attract more international travelers to the United States. It’s long overdue. The world hungers to come to the U.S. to visit but as we now try to balance security at our borders while extending a welcome hand, we are losing ground. This law recognized this dilemma and focuses

Quality of Place

2009-11-17T17:00:00.003-05:00