Amish Community Tour Near Geneva Highlights Simple Life
A Geneva area trip recounts visits to Amish settlements near Middlefield and Windsor Mills. The piece notes separation from modern conveniences, private customs, and careful photography etiquette, contrasting with local industry and attractions like vineyards, area museums, and the atomic energy plant in construction.
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Geneva
Ashtabula County
Paul Clark
K.C.A
Lake Erie
Kent State
Chalet Debonne
Ferrante
Buccia
Daughter
Markko
Great Lakes Marine and U.S. Coast Guard Museum
Ashtabula Harbor
Atomic Energy Plant
Middlefield Cheeze House Inc
Perry
Windsor Mills
Middlefield
Amish Self Reliance At Middlefield Cheese Factory
Paul Clark recounts Amish strict faith and mutual care. They shun personal health, life, and welfare insurance yet run Middlefield Cheese Inc with 18 million pounds yearly output under Swiss-born manager Rothenbuhler. The plant shows modern efficiency while the community remains wary of owning modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Clark
Middlefield Cheeze Inc
Helpmate
Rothenbuhler
United States
Geneva
Kentucky
Tennessee
Destin Letter Urges Incorporation Over Outsiders Influence
A Destin reader argues for incorporation to benefit working residents and reduce outside influence. She cites local fundraising totals, contrasts CDI and CFI frames, and urges ODI members to support incorporation with an objective, no emotion approach to dispel fears and myths. The letter also comments on arlene Webster's articles and praises the term Helpmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CDI
CFI
ODI
Destin
Arlene Webster
Jean Noling Destin
Florida swamp condo ad reads like rustic waterfront lure
A Florida real estate pitch touts luxury townhouses with waterfront access and seclusion, selling units at about 150000 each. The narrator suspects the scene hides swamp features and dangerous wildlife such as an alligator and rattlers, warning of the brochure’s double-talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Secluded Walden Pond condo advertised with odd perks
The listing touts water snakes and mosquitoes as free extras, claims lifelike bites underwater, and says nearby services are 45 miles away. It mocks rustic setting phrases and highlights extreme isolation that even former friends will struggle to locate, ending with a rambling note about a stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Walden Pond
Rustic real estate pitch mocks modern comforts and Florida buys
A witty critique by Carol McCrue skewers a rustic living dream, denouncing modern conveniences and tract housing. The piece contrasts rugged isolation with inflated prices, noting Florida’s tiny apartments, shark risks, and agents’ eager smiles as evidence of misplaced value in real estate chatter.
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Bill Wallace
Yar
Cindy Posey
Glenn Chance
H.L. McFarland
Terry Dover
Jim Gerard
Linda Lee
Carol McCrue
Alaskan
Greenland
USA
Vidoo
Jordache Suede
Saks 5Th
Neiman Marcus
UZ Claiborne
Chas. Jourdan
Amalfi
Bruno Magli
Christian Dior
THE
Lexington
N. Beal
Jet Actior del. & Ins
Mr. T Spa
Yyke
Moon Beam Spa
the Miser
King
Uine
Tress
Chestnut Ave
Ft. Walton
Toy
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