Lancaster County: A Pictorial Discovery Guide

Lancaster County is perhaps the most famous county in the United States, and is one of the few counties known internationally as well. Much of this fame is due to the presence of the largest population of Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite people in the country. But Lancaster County is much more than these communities. In colorful text and stunning photos, our local experts tell the whole story of the place and people who call this remarkable area home.

Everything--from colorful roadside stands to Amish farmsteads to historic homes to auctioneers on the podium--is captured in Lancaster County. Complementing the reader-friendly text are approximately 130 fabulous, full-color images.

Ed Klimuska weaves colorful examples and interviews with Lancaster County residents with a wealth of fascinating information about this most exceptional place. Lancaster County also incorporates some 25 fascinating sidebars focusing on everything from a local quilter to a doctor who specializes in treating genetic disease among the Amish. A colorful map and a section on where to obtain more information round out this complete A to Z guide to Lancaster County. For visitors to and residents of Lancaster County.

Ed Klimuska has been a reporter in Lancaster County for twenty-five years. He has won many local, state, and national awards for his writing on the Amish, social and economic problems in Lancaster City, farming, and education, among other topics. His freelance work has appeared in magazines, such as Farm Journal and Income Opportunities, and in the Voyageur Press anthology, This Old Tractor. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he now makes his home in New Holland.