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.

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 ...

This has come about because of the high number of Amish and Mennonite people who have settled in Holmes County, Ohio. Much of the time that I was in the Amish country, I was with a man named Mark ...

A horse and buggy drive through Holmes County, the heart of Ohio's Amish community. (Photo by Paige Pfleger, Side Effects Public Media) Holmes County, Ohio, is a patchwork of farmland. Modest houses ...