MAY – We Visit Lehman’s!

Plan now for the MAY 2023 Events at Lehman’s in the heart of Ohio Amish Country!

For family fun close to home, plan to visit Lehman’s, in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country.

Founded in 1955 by Jay Lehman to serve the local Amish, today, Lehman’s ships practical products all over the country.  The retail store is a rambling 35,000 square-foot building, filled with thousands of products, museum-quality antiques, and four pre-Civil War era buildings.  It’s like going to a museum and shopping at the same time. Lehman’s is open every day except Sunday and is always open at Lehmans.com.

Marvel at the non-electric appliances like wood heating and cooking stoves; shop in the year-round Christmas store; enjoy the toy room and food samples in the pantry; appreciate the oil lamps and lanterns; and spend time in the massive housewares department.

For details on all of the events hosted by Lehman’s, please visit Lehmans.com/events.

MAY 6: Join this iconic business on Saturday, May 6, from 10 am to 3 pm for their annual FREE Customer Appreciation celebration.  Enjoy sales on great products, register to win gift baskets, and watch unique product demonstrations.   Listen to Honeytown, the popular local folk band, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.  The band’s eclectic musical mix of original compositions, unexpected arrangements, and tightly-blended harmonies have won them a fan base all over the Midwest. Their varied instrumentation ranging from fiddle to banjo, washboard to bass ukulele, accordion to percussive trash cans, takes their audiences by pleasant surprise.

MAY 13: On Saturday, May 13, Lehman’s west parking lot will be filled with tractors and engines from yesteryear for the annual Antique Engine Show.   Whether you’re a tractor enthusiast or a curious spectator, don’t miss this day dedicated to the engines that once powered America’s agricultural revolution. This is a free event.

MAY 19 and 20: If you have a sweet tooth, you won’t want to miss the Chocolate Tour on May 19 and 20.  Travel the roads of beautiful Amish Country, stopping to shop at seven venues and collecting delicious custom chocolates at each one. Tickets are $25 each, and all proceeds from the Chocolate Tour will be donated to 58:12 Rescue, an organization that provides rescue, shelter, and restoration to female victims of physical and sexual abuse.

Sponsored by The Best of Ohio’s Amish Country, stops on the tour include Lehman’s, Heini’s Cheese Chalet, Coblentz Chocolate Company, Amish Door Village, Homestead Furniture, Walnut Creek Amish Flea Market and the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center.

Participants will start their tour at Walnut Creek Amish Flea Market, where they will receive a box for collecting their chocolates. Each location on the tour will give out a unique chocolate to add to the box, and a finished box will collect approximately 1lb. of chocolate. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased through Eventbrite. All proceeds from the Chocolate Tour will be donated to 58:12 Rescue, an organization that provides rescue, shelter, and restoration to female victims of physical and sexual abuse. It is recommended that participants bring their own cooler to store their chocolates. There’s free parking at all locations, including Walnut Creek Amish Flea Market. Click here for more about The Best of Ohio’s Amish Country Chocolate Tour.

MAY 27:  Have you been to Lehman’s to see the unbelievable carvings done by Paul Weaver? They are truly worth the trip itself. Every fourth Saturday of the month, Paul will be at the store to answer questions and give some background on these amazing works of art. Pictures do not do them justice; you need to see them in person!  Come and visit with Paul from 9:30 am to 2 pm.

Plan now to make a trip to visit Lehman’s, in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country, this May.

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