BERLIN, Ohio ... U.S. 62 through Holmes County, a traveler can easily forget that peace, quiet and a glimpse of a simpler way of life were once good reasons to visit Ohio’s Amish country.

And Wayne and Holmes counties -- a combined population of about 150,000 -- are beginning to see the first dramatic signs of that damage. Amish ... of Ohio's meth explosion -- in Summit County ...

De Bois, meanwhile, has developed a drive-it-yourself back-roads guide to the area that she is offering to visitors who prefer to explore on their own. (See below for details.) Before she begins ...

Towns Holmes, Tuscarawas and Richland counties are on WorldAtlas.com's list of Ohio's Most Hospitable. Here are the reasons ...