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Pinecraft Days; Amish Taxi Drivers Grumble
Most of you know by now how much I enjoy the Florida Amish community of Pinecraft. The "busy season" for this unique Amish enclave is from November through March. Pinecraft Days is a week-long street fair of sorts which serves as an unofficial end to the bustling winter. Click here to read about Pinecraft Days. If any of our site visitors are lucky enough to attend this week, please post a comment letting us know what you thought!
The issue of regulating so-called "Amish taxi drivers" flares up from time to time, especially in Pennsylvania. I think the drivers generally SHOULD be regulated to keep them from gouging the Amish price-wise. I've seen that happen way too much. On the other hand, the state shouldn't regulate them so much that the fees piled on the drivers pretty much force them to gouge. That appears to be what is happening in the Keystone State.
Amish Hockey
This is a well-written richly detailed article about a charming tradition among the Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: ice hockey. Frozen ponds that dot the county countryside during winter become makeshift rinks where an Amish version of "Friday Night Lights" plays out. This wonderful tradition is typical of variations within the Amish community. Ice hockey is virtually unheard of among Amish in other areas, where sleigh-riding or ice-fishing might be more popular. This variational quirkiness among the Amish is another quality I've always found endearing.
