Highlights: First trip to Penn-Dutch (Domenico Tours), Farmers Market, Eli's (Countryside Road Stand), Kitchen Kettle, Plain & Fancy, Freedom Tour, Good 'N Plenty, Bird-in- Hand Bakery, Farms, Banjo Jimmy, etc. Two postcards at the bottom of page.
My first trip to Lancaster, PA - 1992?
From Page J
Marie, Mildred and Verda. At Farmers Market, Bird-in-Hand. We caught the bus in Port Authority on 42nd Street.
Mildred, Ben, Marie and Verda. Domenico Tours, first company used to get to Lancaster.
An Amish farmer harvesting his corn.
May 29, 2006
From Page O
Mother on the bus
Mother and son at a farm. Buggy used by Amish.
Ma and Jorge in Kitchen Kettle
Ma and Elton, Kitchen Kettle
Ma and Jorge at Eli's
A closer view
Getting ready to get on the bus.
Who was this tour with? Biss or Crosby?
At the farm we visited. During these tours, we visited a farm, one or more road stands, Kitchen Kettle and Farmers Market. We usually had lunch at Good 'N Plenty, which closed it's doors in January 2022.
Taken from a calendar I once had. No idea who the photographer is. The farms, and area, are truly this beautiful.
Taken from a calendar. No idea who the photographer is.
Pumpkins, etc., being sold at Countryside (Eli's) Roadside Stand
Various Dates
From Pages O, SS, IIII and KKKK
10/28/2006 - Elton at one of the stops we made.
October 26, 2006 - The farm that can be seen from Kitchen Kettle's parking lot. More photos below.
November 7, 2009 Also see New York - A-1 and A-2
March 30, 2013
October 26, 2013
October 26, 2013
More of the farm
From Page PPPP
March 29, 2014 - From inside the bus as it rained!!
More of the farm seen from Kitchen Kettle's parking lot
From Pages VVVV, CCCCC, EEEEE, LLLLL and YYYYY
October 25, 2014
September 19, 2015
April 9, 2016
12/24/2016
September 22, 2018
Various Dates
From Pages YYYYY, AAAAAA and BBBBBB
09/22/2018
July 9, 2019
September 21, 2019 - Farm at a distance
Close-up view
October 24, 2014 - Elton. Used Elton's Tablet. Outside Intercourse Canning Company, 13 Center Street, across the street from Kitchen Kettle. Closed its doors in 2020.
Don't we look like models? Do you see the photographer's shadow in both photos?
The "old" Countryside Road Stand. It was a small kiosk. Also called Eli's Road Stand. Photo copied from a brochure. Luckily, I visited the "old" and the "new".
The "new" Countryside Road Stand. Also known as the Amish Walmart. It appears the tourists are making the Amish millionaires. The goods sold in the store are said to be made by community members. Address: 2966 Stumptown Road, Ronks, PA.
On April 18, 2009, Elton and I went to Lancaster, PA on a different Penn-Dutch Tour. This tour would include an explanation of the involvement of Lancaster with the Underground Railroad.
Our first stop was the Plain and Fancy Restaurant where we ate family style (round tables instead of rectangular). The food in this restaurant is very similar to Good 'N Plenty (1969 to 2021). I had not been here since the 90's and must say the place has changed a lot. There is now an Inn, gift shop, a replica of an Amish house (was present in the 80's), a one room school and a theater. (Update: 2023 - Plain and Fancy now is a Smokehouse BBQ and Brews joint.)
After lunch, a local guide came on the bus to explain to us the terms used to identify the families assisting the slaves and the items used to identify the houses. The guide spoke to us as we drove around the countryside, enjoying the beautiful farms. Eventually, we picked up an actor who was portraying Mr. Will Parker.
Robert, the slave-actor, discussed the lives of the slaves at the time and what it was like in the area and how the slaves were protected by the Quakers from bounty hunters, etc. We were shown where the Gibbons family, Quakers, were buried. They assisted many slaves obtain their "freedom". Robert went on to explain the meaning of some of the spirituals sung by the slaves. Most of the songs contained messages that only the slaves understood.
The Gibbons farm still exists though now owned by a different family.
We also made a stop at Eli's Countryside Road Stand.
Plain and Fancy Restaurant
Quest for Freedom Tour - 2009
From Page HH
Farm behind Plain and Fancy
A close-up view of the farm
Meeting Hall close to where the Gibbons are buried.
The "actor" discussing the Gibbons family. Also go to ocgilbert.com for more information.
Hannah Gibbons 1787 to 1860
Daniel Gibbons 1775 to 1853
Countryside Road Stand
A 5-star hotel for birds at Eli's.
A farm as seen at the back of Eli's property
Close-up view
Cows, horses and mules
The L&M bus with passengers on the side
The group Can you find Elton? Jorge? Front row, left, second and 3rd in, are sisters. In 2022, I was told one sister died. May she rest in peace! The guy in yellow shirt on the right moved out of the City. Where are these people now?
Another tour - May 26, 2012
From Page TTT-1
Good 'N Plenty. Will be missed! Closed January 2022
One of the statues in Good 'N Plenty's gift shop
A tree on one of the farms we passed
Countryside Road Stand
Animals at the Countryside Road Stand
A buggy that passed us while at Eli's
Kitchen Kettle. One day I will take a ride in a similar wagon.
Kitchen Kettle
Flowers in a pot
Group photo. Taken at Kitchen Kettle Can you find Elton? Jorge? Clue - We're in the back, to the right of the pole!! The man with brown pants and blue/white shirt, to left of the L&M Tours sign, is Abraham. Where are all these people now?
October 26, 2013
From Page KKKK
View from inside the bus
Another view
Outside Good 'N Plenty
When I first visited Good 'N Plenty, it was the only the white house on the side.
Fall colors- Good 'N Plenty
While at Bird-in-Hand Bakery, a Amish farmer passed us with his mule and equipment
This, and next 2 photos, taken at Eli's, Countryside Road Stand
A bird condo at Eli's
A farm close to Eli's
A close-up view
Kitchen Kettle
María and Elton
September 22, 2018
From Page YYYYY
Farm across the street from the Countryside Road Stand
Sunset setting used
Flowers at the Countryside Road Stand
A close-up of hibiscus above
Red hibiscus
Another hibiscus
Items for sale at Eli's
Dolls for sale
Amish dolls
A variety of magnets
An old window turned into art
Farm close to Eli's
Display across from Kitchen Kettle, close to Lupe's store. (Unfortunately, Lupe's went out of business.)
Flowers at Kitchen Kettle
Ornamental peppers
At Kitchen Kettle
What one can do with pumpkins!
Another view
The moon behind clouds as seen on our way home.
July 4, 2009
From Page JJ
Farm across the street from the bakery
María taking a break
A miniature windmill with a flower bed at Eli's
Buggy used to take visitors around the area
A portion of Eli's farm and a farm across the way.
A close-up view of the silos.
Kitchen Kettle
We took a buggy ride down Route 772. Alfalfa and corn growing at this farm we passed.
An Amish family in a buggy
A one-room school house. Small structure on the left is an outhouse.
The flower shop at Kitchen Kettle
Close-up of flowers for sale.
Hydrangea
Clematis. Flowers looked as though made from cloth.
June 19, 2010
From Page ZZ
Good 'N Plenty Restaurant. Family style. When I first visited, the house on the right was the restaurant. The food is good and you get plenty! (This restaurant is no longer in business.)
At Eli's
Farm across the street from the Bird-in-Hand Bakery.
Another view.
Zinnias of all colors
Yellow Zinnias
Anything can be turned into a planter
Magnolia
Corn
Banjo Jimmy and the Red Rose Ramblers, Kitchen Kettle. (Jimmy has since died.)
At Kitchen Kettle
Why so many buggies?
Funeral or wedding?
Across the street from Kitchen Kettle - A frog band
Ingenious right? What is holding them together???
Group. Can you find Elton? (Left side, way in the back, next to man with sunglasses.) Can you find Jorge? (In the back between two guys, arm stretched out, V sign in the air.) Man stooping in the front on the left side, wearing white shirt/long black pants is Qua (owner/tour guide). Where are all these people now?
Poatcard: "Late afternoon sun skims across the rolling hills of a Pennsylvania." (c) 1990 Steve Miller
(c) 1990 Steve Miller
Continued on Penn-Dutch 2
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