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A visit to Lancaster County guarantees great food and fun Just when you think you know everything about Lancaster County, something new comes along. The scenery has never been more dazzling. The food gets tastier and more “comfort food-y.” The people are constantly dreaming up clever ways to welcome visitors. This summer, Lancaster County is synonymous with family fun. If you and your kids like shopping, history, farm animals, bicycling, water play, and food, be sure to put a Lancaster area getaway on your summertime-fun list.
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Taste and tour What’s a birthday without ice cream? Turkey Hill Experience, in the charming town of Columbia, turns 5 years old this summer. The June 5 birthday party features games and prizes. Year-round, this restored silk mill offers tastings of delicious Turkey Hill ice creams and iced teas. Learn how ice cream is made, and milk a mechanical cow. Create your own virtual flavor and a commercial for your genius concoction, and then create a real pint of ice cream to savor. “Nobody leaves without having a ton of fun and a bellyful of ice cream,” said Turkey Hill Dairy’s Andrea Nikolaus. (turkeyhillexperience.com) Kitchen Kettle Village began in the town of Intercourse as a family-garage jam and relish kitchen. Now, it’s a legendary shopping and entertainment spot. The May 20–21 rhubarb festival offers a parade of kooky The Amish Village farmhouse bedroom includes the traditional green shades and Amish quilt. characters and a rhubarb-car derby. An Aug. 6 birthday party features a free ventriloquist’s show, and, for additional fees, fun kids’ activities like cookie decorating, a breakfast, and interaction with ZooAmerica critters. “Dad can be in charge of the kids, and mom can shop if she
wants,” said Kitchen Kettle Village’s Lisa Horn. Shop for purses, clothes, gifts, and — oh, yeah — ™ the jams and relishes that started it all. (kitchenkettle.com) OVER 50 FARM FUN New and nearby is Intercourse ACTIVITIES, GAMES AND RIDES Bike Works, a totally different plus the AMAZING MAIZE MAZE® • Professionally guided tours include our Amish Dinner Tour. bicycle shop and outfitter. Tour in the heart of PA Dutch Country MAZE OPENS JULY 2 SPRING SEASON STARTS MAY 28 Lancaster’s stunning scenery from • Self-guided tours with detailed maps and points of interest. 3614 Old Philadelphia Pike a bicycle seat, on roads curated • Rental fleet includes comfort cruisers, hybrids, and road bikes. Intercourse, PA • 717.929.0327 safety and accessibility. Find • Book online at www.intercoursebikeworks.com info@intercoursebikeworks.com V ISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULE ! for quality handmade gifts, like baby onesies printed with bicycles, or Don’t miss... From roadside garden stands to farmers picture frames repurposed from Kitchen Kettle tending their fields, summer is an active bicycle-shop trash. Reserve your Rhubarb time in PA Dutch Country. Visit The Amish family’s spot in an intimate Amish Festival Village for an authentic experience of this dinner tour, and enjoy a meal with beautiful time of year. May 20-21, 2016 a gracious Amish family. • Farmhouse and Village Enjoy rhubarb “Parents are in awe of the fact Grounds Tours foods, a baking that their kids are running around • Backroads Bus Tours contest, rhubarb an Amish farm, having a blast,” • One-room schoolhouse derby & much more! said Rebecca Branle, co-founder • Barn with farm animals of the venture with her husband, • Authentic Amish crafts Mark. (intercoursebikeworks.com)
Lancaster: Arts, Amish, and More! AREA’S ONLY GUIDED BIKE TOURS!
SUMMER IN AMISH COUNTRY Route 896, Strasburg, PA 17579
717-687-8511 • AmishVillage.com GPS Address: 199 Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks, PA 17572
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