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Latest Shipshewana hotel reviews
Pro
Shop til you drop. A place to find quality treasures
Con
Nowhere near New Jersey (con for me)
In a nutshell
So much to see you need more than a couple of visits to this flea market.
Dabs Says: The flea market is open every Tuesday & Wednesday from 8am-5pm, May-October and certain other days around Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day. There are over 1,000 vendors selling mostly new items-crafts, furniture, food items, produce, toys, stuff you would find at...
Dabs Says: The auction is held every Wednesday except Christmas and New Year's, the auction starts at 9 am until the auctioning is finished.If you want to inspect the merchandise before the auction starts, you can view it on Tuesday and Wednesday before the bidding starts. Check the...
Rich62 Says: THE MENNO-HOF MUSEUM tells the story of the Amish and Mennonite people. It is a unique museum and well worth a visit.My brother-in-law, an artist, helped design the displays inside. He was the only non-Amish and non-Mennonite person employed in a design capacity for this...
Dabs Says: Jo and I stopped by Mennohof for a few minutes to have a look around, unfortunately we didn't have time to do the tour which is the only way to visit Mennohof. I believe the clerk said it would take about 1 1/2 hours, admission for adults was $6. If you don't have time for a...
Dabs Says: Jo and I only found one of these near Essenhaus but if you have a more leisurely visit, there are 16 flower beds planted in quilt designs and 16 murals that can be found throughout Amish Country along the Heritage Trail that takes you through Elkhart, Middlebury, Nappanee,...
Toughluck Says: Flea Market: May 1 - Oct 31 (Tues 7-5pm) (Wed 7-3pm)Auctions: Antiques & Livestock - Wednesday Horses - Friday
Blue Gate Restaurant: Amish "Family" Restaurant
KiKitC Says: Hope you're hungry!Choose a family style dinner (where it's all you can eat chicken, pot roast, ham and all the fixins and they bring everyting out in bowls, for everyone at the table) or order right from the menu. The food was incredibly delicious, with some of the best...
Essenhaus: In nearby Middlebury
Dabs Says: Last visit August 2010Whenever we make the 2 hour trek out to Shipshewana, we head over to Essenhaus in nearby Middlebury for their Amish family style lunch. We recently also had visited Zehnder's in Frankenmuth Michigan which is the same style of food, Essenhaus is SO much...
Pizzeria Venturi: Wonderful Pizza!
mandelmr Says: I just ate at this new restaurant Pizzeria Venturi. I didn't even know it exists, but we just happened to walk past it on our way to the Pampered Pet Boutique on Morton Street. They have wonderful outdoor seating: a deck with gorgeous flowers, tables with umbrellas, and a...
Trading Place Antique Gallery: Antiques and nik-naks
Toughluck Says: New shop, with lots of variety. Postcards, kitchen utensils, quality furniture and easy access. Large selection of old prints from large size magazines and maps. Most prices are within reason. One postcard booth had $1.00 postcards (good price) but they were not sorted.
Das Dutchman Essenhaus Village Shops: Amish country shopping
Dabs Says: When I visit with my husband, he is never interested in going into any of the shops so this was the 1st time I had ever been into anything besides the shop next to the restaurant at Essenhaus. There are six additional shops selling items for the home, clothes, and gifts plus...
Davis Mercantile: Everything in one place
Toughluck Says: Best described as a bit of everything from Amish Country. This modern 3-story building houses nearly a dozen different stores, each with it's own unique merchandise. The main floor includes a restaurant that is always busy and popcorn with carmel smells.
Dabs Says: As we were browsing through one of the gift shops, Jo noticed that the dolls didn't have any faces. The clerk at the shop explained to us that it was connected with the Amish not liking their photos taken and the idea that a face on a doll would be a graven image.But I found...
Don't take pictures of the Amish
Dabs Says: I've read a couple of different explanations as to why the Amish do not like to have their photo taken. The first explanation is based on the 2nd Commandment, "Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven image, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven or in the earth...
Dabs Says: The Amish do not use motorized vehicles and you will see them on the roads with their horse and buggy. So be sure to drive slowly and watch out for them.
Please be alert when passing...
shellyt Says: Please be alert when passing the horse and buggy's, there are alot of them. Watch for 'road apples' too!
There's no other person that sells this cheap!
Jackelyne Says: Don't ever believe a vender when they say that there the only one that sell that item. When shopping at a flea market of this size don't ever set your eye's on an exact item. Shop around first and if you can't find any thing else that suits you then go ahead and buy it. But...
There's no other person that sells this cheap!
Jackelyne Says: Don't ever believe a vender when they say that there the only one that sell that item. When shopping at a flea market of this size don't ever set your eye's on an exact item. Shop around first and if you can't find any thing else that suits you then go ahead and buy it. But...
Dabs Says: Before you head out to Amish Country, you might want to have a look at the online visitors guide which you can print out before leaving home. You can also pick one up once you get to Shipshewana, we saw them at Mennohof and I imagine they have them at other locations as...
Toughluck Says: Take a walk around town. Hostetler's is the largest of the remaining historic structures. Morton Street contains an eclectic grouping of stores, shops, and houses, catering to the visitors every interest. Arts, woodworking, sweets, baked goods, and a vew B&B's dot the...
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Please be alert when passing the horse and buggy's, there are alot of them. Watch for 'road apples' too!
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My most recent visit to Shipshewana was on a Wednesday with my husband when we decided to have a "play hooky" day from work. We always follow the same path, a stop to moo at the cows at the livestock...
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Enjoy Time Travel in Shipshewana, Indiana
What more could you ask for? This is truly a place that offers a visit back in time to a slower pace and drive. You must drive slowly because there are horses and buggies on all the main streets and...
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Thank goodness for roadsigns! Ever hear that before? If it wasn't for the signs we saw on I-80, we never would have happened on this slice of Amish life. We stopped for dinner, but couldn't help...
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There is Shipshewana and then there is 'Shipshewana'. Early references were always to the 'Tuesday & Wednesday' Flea Market. It's huge. You'll spend a day just wondering around the grounds. If you're...
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Shipshewana, Indiana Flea Market
Each year from the first of May through the end of October, you can find hundreds of vendors selling everything from fresh fruit to handcrafted furniture at the Shipshewana Flea Market. On Tuesdays......
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