A Simpler Lifestye: Amish

Horse and buggy may not be your everyday mode of transportation but it is for the Amish people who have settled on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.).

This photo was taken from the car when hubby and I were about to pass a horse and buggy full of people. This is the first time I’ve seen two buggy’s travelling together.

Seeing the horse and buggy on the highways has become a regular occurrence with many Amish families settling in this area.

As you will see in the photos, this buggy has a different design- more open where some have the back closed in.

Normally there is not this many people riding in a buggy. Perhaps this group is coming home from a Sunday meeting for the man has a black hat on whereas the light coloured straw hat is for everyday use.

They wear darker clothes, black or navy, but today I see white shirts.

For whatever reason, these young boys in the foreground buggy don’t have on their heads the traditional straw hat. Maybe their parents can’t see they have taken them off.

They try to stay on the side of the road where possible. I do worry they may be involved in an traffic accident with the speed vehicles travel on this highway.





There are highway signs warning motorists to be careful driving and watch out for the Amish with their horse and buggy. They travel a fair distance to visit each other and to come into town for supplies.





Seeing the horse and buggy around town is always exciting. I never tire of seeing them.

A memory of my dad always comes to mind when I see the Amish with their horse and buggy. When I was a youngster Dad had an old work horse and a cart. Often he would give me and the neighbor’s children a ride.

A fabulous sky blue blanket on the horse tied to a hitching post. He waits for his master /mistress to finish shopping.





The town has welcomed the Amish people. Hitching posts have been built for the horses to be secured while the Amish people do their shopping or bring in their produce.

They are a hard working people who have bought rundown farms and brought them back to there former glory.

I don’t know much about their philosophy. They keep to themselves and the children do not go to our public schools but have their own.

One man of the Amish Community is in high demand for his skill as a blacksmith because of the many horses here on P.E.I.





Some of the Amish have started bakeries and stores to sell their wares. In one store I saw quilts, wooden lighthouses and planters among other articles.

Amish Women

I often see the women in the grocery stores or on the highway driving a horse and buggy.

Ghost driver? I looked twice on passing this horse and buggy without seeing the driver.

Who’s Driving?

It was a cold day and someone was behind a covering.

These are some of the photos I have taken since the Amish started settling on Prince Edward Island.

From what I understand they are descendants from the Pennsylvania Dutch who lived in Ontario before settling here on the Island.

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