Amish Country

After breakfast, we drove through Elkhart again and then to Shipshewana where they have a big flea market every Tuesday and Wednesday.  There was a parking lot there for the Amish buggies and horses, and many of the Amish were managing booths at the market.  We walked around for a couple of hours and saw a lot of junk shops selling pretty much the same things.  There were vendors selling socks, sunglasses, yard ornaments, cell phone accessories, t-shirts, filmy dresses, kitchenware, and some antiques.  We bought just a few small odds and ends.  As we left, the main streets of the town were packed with traffic!

Some of the roads in the area have extra-wide shoulders for the Amish buggies.  There was one place where a buggy pulled out a ways in front of me, but there wasn’t much shoulder, so I had to stop for oncoming traffic.  That was my chance for a fast picture!

We drove back toward Elkhart and stopped to see the RV Museum and Hall of Fame.  Elkhart is called the “trailer capital of the world”, although there aren’t as many manufacturers now as there used to be.  The museum was very interesting, with lots of early RV’s.

Buggy parking lot

His side opens up with a barbecue grill

And, the sign says the smoke comes out his nose!
Only $700!

Not quite in focus, but I had to take it fast through the windshield.
(Didn't want to run into them!)

1935 Covered Wagon Travel Trailer

1937 Hunt Housecar

1988 Custom Star Streak II

And, of course, a 1967 Winnebago "eyebrow" motorhome!