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 ...

A horse and buggy drive through Holmes County, the heart of Ohio's Amish settlement. The Amish community doesn't participate in Medicare or Medicaid, either. Yoder even negotiates with health ...