Last posting, I presented a reasonably close inspection of the somewhat aloof, but by no means separatist, Amish people and their culture. I pointed out that although the sect clings to 19th-century ways, it is growing and thriving. As I noted, however, the long-term success of other onetime “people apart” in the mainstream American culture […]
The Thin Place
Posted May 15th, 2009 at 1:12 pm (UTC-4)
On the banks of the Wabash River that separates southern Indiana from Illinois, there’s a community of 915 people unlike any other small town in America. Different – and unforgettable, too. The easiest, though not cheapest, way into town is across the Wabash River on a toll bridge from Illinois. The toll is only a […]
