Wednesday - Amland

Met a nice couple from Michigan at Breakfast, Mike and Pat, Mike is a retired draftsman, Pat a homemaker. They gave us some of there favorite stops that we had yet to discover. One was the Shearer Potato chip factory where kettle chips are sold as seconds in large 3 pound bags for $2. We found Tostito chips in 13 pound bags for $3. I've never picked up a bag of chips that heavy or that economical.
Headed back to Sugarcreek to pick up a free gift for staying at the Carlisle and to introduce quests to this new store a part of Der Dutchman. It was a cute egg beater for kitchen decor. They had some very nice furniture at this location also.
It was terribly windy today, 60 mph winds, almost hard to walk into. At Guggisberg cheese near Charm, I saw a buggy nearly blown over by the strong wind gusts.
Headed over to Wendell August, it was sad to see they had laid off all their metal workers due to the economy. They had people walking around with trays of chocolate chip cookies to somehow make up for any disappointment. The cookies were good but it it seemed awkward, watching large screen video of how they used to hammer out these artworks. They also had a free gift for us, a nice little Amish seen stamped on a 2" medallion. The thing that made up for it all was the carved oak mantle over the large fireplace.
Keim lumber is undoubtedly the biggest and best lumber supplier I've ever seen. They have not only the largest tool showroom but also the finest woods from all over the world. If you can't find it at Kiem it probably doesn't exist. The large dark round slab in the above photo is 513 years old, it's Bulinga wood from Africa and is for sale for only $2600. In another photo you can see a stump of Big-leaf burl log for $699. They also sell Teak, Purple heart, Coconut Palm, Blue Mohoc, Leopard Wood, Ebony, Bocote, Purple Heart and Woman's Tongue to name a few. Kiem lumber is in the town of Charm and most likely employs more people than the entire population of the town. I think it's mandatory to be Amish to work there. It's odd to see Amish men sitting at computers, answering phones and taking orders.
Stopped at an Amish Market in Berlin on the way back to Walnut Creek. We were the only English in the place and they kept a suspicious eye on us.

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