Sep 12, 2024 · As of 2024, over 5,500 Amish people live in Minnesota. Since 2007, Fertile, Minnesota (Norman County) has been home to a small Amish settlement. Amish in fact first settled in the North Star State in the late 1800s, forming two short-lived communities.

Oct 2, 2024 · Minnesota has seen a marked increase in its Amish population over the past decade. For the longest time the hub of the state's Amish population was the Harmony area in the far southeast. That is still the case, but now Amish settlements are spread throughout the state way up to near Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Harmony area is home to Minnesota’s largest Amish settlements. Over 100 Old Order Amish families live in the countryside near Harmony. The group is known as the “Harmony-Canton Amish.” “Old Order” indicates that they are very private people, and use only limited technology in their homes and businesses.

Aug 8, 2024 · Did you know there's a thriving Minnesota Amish community? With about 100 families, the Amish community near Harmony, Minnesota, is the largest in the state. If you visit, you can catch a tiny glimpse of how the Amish of Minnesota live their lives.

Jan 4, 2024 · Harmony, Minnesota, with its Amish charm, irresistible shopping, historic downtown, outdoor adventures, and a cave with a waterfall, truly lives up to its reputation as the “Biggest Little Town in Minnesota”.

Oct 3, 2014 · And in Lanesboro, you'll find shops filled with Amish furniture, baskets and the popular handmade quilts. Further north, near Wadena, is Minnesota's oldest Amish community. Plus, the Amish Country Co-op Farmers Market in Bertha is a must visit for anyone looking for hand-crafted, local Amish goods.

Today the Preston, Harmony, and Canton area of Fillmore County is home to Minnesota’s largest Amish settlement, with 7 church districts and approximately 1,000 people. A second Fillmore County settlement is found at Granger, 14 miles south of Preston.

Jun 29, 2023 · Old Order Amish, a diverse group of people settled in southeast Minnesota in 1974. They are considered the country’s most conservative. The Amish refer to non-Amish as English. Two-story simple-designed white Amish farmhouses are distinguishable from highly ornate decorated English farmhouses.

Tour through Minnesota’s largest Old Order Amish community with the region’s premier Amish Tour Company. Amish Tours of Harmony has been offering quality tours for over thirty years of the Harmony-Canton Amish community.

Nov 9, 2022 · Near Harmony, Minnesota, an Amish family allowed their farm to be photographed, but not themselves. In southeast Minnesota, some of the locals stand out a bit. They travel in horse-drawn buggies, they dress only in dark colors and they speak an archaic German dialect.