When we first visited this area, I was surprised how many Amish women work at the flea markets, restaurants, gift and antique shops, grocery stores, etc. The whole area is peppered with these immaculate beautiful farms, some being worked very successfully in whole or in part by horse-drawn equipment. With this in mind, I got a real chuckle about a plaque on sale in one of the gift shops that read "Behind every successful ranch is a wife who works in town..."