Autumn in Amish Country! On a recent evening, I took a walk around
sunset and was amazed for the millionth time at what a truly unique and
beautiful area we live in! Our Amish and Mennonite neighbors were
cutting down the corn that canvases the landscape and the sound of
machinery whirling in the fields lasted long after sunset. A host of fun
autumn activities have arrived and continue throughout the upcoming
months including fall festivals, PA Renaissance fair, Apple festivals
and the like.
A few days ago, our 200 year old farmstead was visited by some unique
visitors - the ancestors of the original owner and builder of our home,
Jacob Metlzer. He emigrated here mid 1700s and built what is the first
stage of our grey limestone farmhouse. The Metlzer clan is planning an
event celebrating the family name in the near future and I feel blessed
to be a part of it. Our family is also direct descendants to this man -
our 4 year old son, Kiefer is the 9th generation to live within the
walls of our home from the unbroken family bloodline! If the walls could
talk!
Before there was an America, US Dollars or a Revolutionary War there was
what is now the Hertzog Homestead Bed and Breakfast! What a unique and
cherished history we have and one that we love to share with guests from
around the world! And autumn in Amish country is truly the cherry on
top of that proverbial warm and fragrant apple pie!
Submitted by: Kristen Hertzog, Owner/Innkeeper of the Hertzog Homestead Bed and Breakfast
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