Autumn in Amish Country has arrived, and with it comes the perfect time to explore the area’s beauty and experience some of its most popular destinations.
Like an artist’s canvas of bright vibrant colors, the fall foliage is at its peak with a variety of hues ranging from warm reds to bright yellows.
Celebrate the fall season by taking a drive through the countryside and witness the beauty of nature. The following businesses are celebrating autumn and offer a great start to your voyage. Ohio’s Amish Country magazine recommends visiting the following businesses and soaking up the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of autumn in Amish Country.
Between Dover and Sugarcreek, the “True Marriage of Wine & Cheese” found a home at Broad Run Cheesehouse. A bedrock of the cheesemaking industry, now offers the fruits of Amish Country with daily wine tasting. Making Swiss cheese since 1933 and mastering the craft of winemaking six years ago, the Swiss chalet-style building offers the tastes that made Ohio Amish Country popular, not to mention an exquisite curtain and lace shop.
This family-owned chocolate lovers paradise offers an extensive arrays of choices, including milk chocolate, dark chocolate, sugar free chocolate and other sweet treats. The Victorian house chocolate factory, complete with a viewing gallery, has been satisfying everyone’s sweet tooth since 1987. Taking corporate orders, offering holiday shipping and a new location on Main Street in Berlin, Coblentz Chocolates are so sweet any time of the year.
Dutch Craft Furniture works with selected craftsmen to offer a large selection of premium Amish handcrafted furniture, ranging from traditional to contemporary styles for the office and home. At the Berlin shop, craftsmen specialize in creative designs while offering many varieties of stains and wood from quarter-sawn white oak to maple to elm. Customers are urged to share their designs for furniture that will be treasured for future generations.
The 5,600 square foot store between Berlin and Walnut Creek lets customers feel the heat from the displays. Erb’s Stove Center features gas fireplaces and appliances, many which qualify for the U.S. Federal Tax Credit; wood, corn and pellet stoves; gas grills; Coleman products, lawn furniture, outdoor stone fireplaces and cornhole games. Custom, locally built mantels in cherry, oak or birch for fireplaces are available as well.
Over 15 years and millions of customers later, this restored 120-year-old, four-story building, Everything Rubbermaid, offers the largest assortment of Rubbermaid products anywhere in the world. The product line has grown to provide something for everyone. Whether looking for one item or many, the selection includes items from Irwin Tools, Sharpie, Shurline, Rubbermaid Commercial and, of course, the full line of Rubbermaid Home Products and Food Storage.
The tastes of autumn are served up at the Farmstead Restaurant, located within walking distance of the Berlin shops. With menu items such broasted or oven roasted chicken, Amish baked goods, pie and cinnamon rolls, the choices are as big as your appetite. Diners can also choose the hot buffet, complete with salad and dessert bar. The eatery is open on Sundays and also has private banquet facilities.
There may be no better way to soak up the beauty of autumn, than relaxing in a gazebo. Since 1995, Frontier Gazebos have been building high-end gazebos made with superior quality materials. The company’s Amish and Mennonite owners have set the bar for constructing elegant and durable outdoor living products. Frontier can provide the right gazebo for any setting, parks, golf courses, businesses and family backyards.
Nestled between Berlin and Charm, Guggisberg Cheese, home of the original Baby Swiss offers guests an opportunity to view award-winning cheeses being made. The retail store features over 60 varieties of cheese, German Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks and much more. A stop at Guggisberg Cheese is not complete without sampling the authentic Swiss-Amish cuisine served across the street at the Chalet in the Valley Restaurant.
Dedicated to showcasing local artisan food and wines, Heini’s Gourmet Market has over 300 Ohio specialty foods and wines from over 35 Ohio wineries that stock the shelves of the Buckeye Wine Gallery where guests can enjoy a glass or bottle. Autumn will be in full swing, October 10 during Old Shanesville Oktoberfest. Entertainment all day, children’s games and German food and cooking demos will bring the old country alive.
Autumn signals the return of Family Fun Nights to Hershberger’s Farm & Bakery where you can pick your own pumpkin. It’s a great place for the whole family, with horse-drawn buggy and pony rides and a farm animal petting area. Offering a full line of made-from-scratch baked goods, including 26 varieties of pie, there’s something for everyone, not to mention fresh flowers and produce (in season).
From decorating the home inside and out to exploring a selection of Crocs from the largest dealer in Ohio, Homespun Treasures & Amish Country Peddler have the accessories to make your autumn look and feel fabulous. The shops’ inventory even expands outdoors. It contains, but is not limited to, signature dishware, Ohio-made pottery, candles, braided rugs, American-made country bedding and linens, wrought iron and grapevine trees.
Legendary craftsmanship and recognized “green practices” create exquisite solid hardwood furniture for generations to enjoy. Homestead Furniture specializes in custom designing and quality furniture in a wide array of styles, colors and collections, including Harden, Classic Leather and La-Z-Boy. The selection of children’s furniture guarantees there is something for every room and everyone. A professional interior designer, who makes house calls, completes the Homestead experience.
The possibilities to create a dream kitchen are within reach at Mullet Cabinet. Promising to provide top quality cabinets and countertops, the family-owned business focuses on custom design, and, of course, customer satisfaction. Whether remodeling or building, plans become reality at the Mullet Cabinet Design Center. From matching stains and paint colors to creating a classic or modern look, the beauty of Mullet Cabinets are not found elsewhere.
Like many Amish Country furniture stores, traditional styles of handcrafted furniture remain available at Prairie Lane Furniture. However, setting themselves apart from other shops, customers now can design the latest modern styles to update any living area. With a variety of styles and colors available, coupled with traditional Amish handcrafted furniture practices, the Big Prairie store creates affordable custom furniture made by local woodworking families.
With the largest display of leather belts in Amish Country, R.W. Leather offers custom sizing on their handmade leather belts. Staying a notch above the rest, a visit to the leather workshop is indeed worth the trip to see craftsmen at work. Inventory ranging from wallets to purses to key rings to dog collars and leashes, everything is handcrafted and custom made at the countryside shop.
Touted as Ohio’s largest arts and crafts mall, Sol’s in Berlin has become a must-stop for Amish Country visitors. Over 400 crafters offer their one-of-a-kind goods in the complex that is open throughout the year. Since its opening in 1993, crafters and shoppers have found the best items for autumn and every season. The new website gives shoppers a glimpse at what awaits at the Berlin store.
Inspiration can be found at Sol’s Inspirational Showroom where guests are inspired as they watch personalized engraving take place. Each personalized piece of wood is custom-made, making it a one-of-a-kind piece. With over 1,000 P. Graham Dunn woodcarvings, home décor products, unique family plaques and gifts for all occasions, Holmes County’s largest inspirational showroom is packed with sentimental sayings and memorable gift items for all ages.
Being environmentally conscious, Swiss Country Lawn & Crafts manufactures outdoor furniture from recycled materials. For two decades, the family-owned business has set the bar for high quality. Locally made poly and wooden lawn furniture, barns and gazebos can transform any backyard into a peaceful retreat for the entire family. In addition to outdoor furniture, wall hangings, candles, crafts and home décor items fill the showroom.
The tastes of autumn in Amish Country are available to take home at Troyer’s Country Market. Home of Troyer Cheese and Amish Wedding Foods, the market located near Berlin has shelves filled with everything from domestic and imported cheeses, to specialty and deli meat products to in-season produce. Combining timeless recipes passed down from generations and premium ingredients, Troyer’s produces and distributes great tasting, high quality products.
TAKE THE TOUR
Broad Run Cheesehouse
& Swiss Heritage Winery
6011 Old State Route 39 NW
Dover 44622
330-343-4108, 800-332-3358
Coblentz Chocolate Company
4917 State Route 515
Walnut Creek 44687
330-893-2995
Dutch Craft Furniture
4774 U.S. Route 62
Millersburg 44654
330-893-4041
Erb’s Stove Center
4100 State Route 39
Millersburg 44654
330-893-3903
Everything Rubbermaid
115 South Market Street
Wooster 44691
330-264-7119
Farmstead Restaurant
4757 Township Road 366
Berlin 44610
330-893-4600
Frontier Gazebos
6989 Township Road 654,
Millersburg 44654
330-893-1094
Guggisberg Cheese
5060 State Route 557
Millersburg 44654
330-893-2500
Heini’s Gourmet Market
1019 West Main Street
Sugarcreek 44681
330-852-3500; 866-531-OHIO
Hershberger’s Farm & Bakery
5452 State Route 557
Millersburg 44654
330-674-6096, voicemail
Homespun Treasures
& Amish Country Peddler
3239 State Route 39
Walnut Creek 44687
330-893-2134 (Homespun);
330-893-2701 (Peddler)
Homestead Furniture
8233 State Route 241
Mt. Hope 44660
866-674-4902
Mullet Cabinet
7488 State Route 241
Millersburg 44654
330-674-9646
Prairie Lane Furniture
13390 State Route 39
Big Prairie 44611
330-378-5313
R.W. Leather
4415 County Road 114
Sugarcreek 44681
330-852-3801
Sol’s in Berlin
4914 West Main Street
Berlin 44610
330-893-3134
Sol’s Inspirational Showroom
4914 West Main Street
Berlin 44610
330-893-3134
Swiss Country Lawn & Crafts
2131 State Route 39
Sugarcreek 44681
330-852-2031, 888-852-2031
Troyer’s Country Market
5201 County Road 77
Millersburg 44654
330-893-3786
