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Anytime you go onto a website and look around and find a few things you like, you end up making sure you can trust the website owners. We want to assure the reader of our love and dedication to our websites as the owners and writers of this website. We also star in our own videos from the actual locations around the Ethridge area Amish community. We have expertise in the lives of the Amish people as we know many of them personally. This friendly context and background gives the website visitor our authenticity as people who would easily be called out as liers if they tried to fake their experience. We only type true and legitimate words here so that the visitor can have trust in us to tell them true and trustworthy sentences and if we don't know something, we write it in as something we don't yet know.
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The Amish of Ethridge website is under the umbrella of The Progeny Adventure Group LLC who owns and distributes the content shown in this website. Mike and Josh are the main controlling members of The Progeny Adventure Group LLC and want to show the areas Amish people in a way that would attract visitors to come see them and have fun in Lawrence county and the surrounding area. This should make since being the "progeny" means kids and "adventure" and "group" mean the website companies under the umbrella all have adventure with kids as a central theme!
About our team
Mike Pilkinton
About the author - Michael Pilkinton
Mike is the main owner with a majority share in the company and all of the websites under the Progeny Adventure Group LLC . When his wife Tara had a 1 pound 13 ounce baby daughter Alana that spent 89 days in the NICU, he knew that parenting was a huge task and one not to be taken lightly. His passion turned into questions that led him to find answers from his 24 years of working in engineering to be applied to parenting with a purpose!
Josh Brown
About the author - Josh Brown
Josh is the only son of an Army special forces father who was on a mission to keep Josh in line. He had to miss several fun things with his friends to mow grass or paint for others. He was a janitor who decided he needed to be teaching rather than mopping the floor. So he went to Trevecca University and received a masters in business science. Josh's father died before seeing him walk the stage or see his son David being born and this makes him want to be a great father.
Growing up in Ethridge
So how do we know anything about the Amish in Ethridge? Mike grew up on 109 High Avenue across the street from his grandparents Henry and Louise Pilkinton and nextdoor from his uncle Donald that everyone called "Hopsing". Across from him was his great grandmother Lillian Wright who was a Dickson before she married. Mike would walk with his grandpa Henry to the Amish on Indiana Avenue and toward South Brace where the majority of Amish lived. They were friends with the Amish and Mike grew up around them. Josh would grow up in Lawrenceburg but befriended people in school who lived in the Amish community as English people. The Amish boys would also hang out with them so Josh got to know them as he grew up and out of school.
Henry and Louise Pilkinton Home.
High Avenue was beside a store and the Farmer Co-Op feed store . The Amish buggies would bring a constant clopping of horse hooves on the road that would make us look out to see them.
Mike's dad who was also called Mike but had a different middle name to avoid the senior and junior titles was a feisty youth who would play tricks on the Amish people. Along with his brother Hopsing, they had a race car and would drag race at what is now the Ethridge Motorsports Park just down from where they lived. They have many stories to tell about Ethridge and the mischief they got into. In a way this website was easy to write and explain since the places and features are just like it was years ago. Time doesn't move things along here and the most common response we get from visitors is "It seems like I went back in Time" when they visitors tell us of their journey.
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Today is get your bid number day as the 21st Annual Fall Consignment Auction will be starting at 9am Saturday morning rain or shine. You will need to get you number today so go to the Plowboy Auction see their info in the link below. Bring your boots and umbrella if you don't like rain. Also bring plenty of cash for parking and concessions as there will be areas set up for food. We also never know what is going to show up to be auctioned off so look at their page here - https://www.facebook.com/plowboyproduceauction - so you can see their updates. My advice is to come today to get your number, look through what you want to bid on, and bring someone with you (who also has a bid number) to bid in places you can't be in. There are several auctioneers who will all start at once so having a spouse or member with you who has their own number can help bid in places where many auctions are going on at the same time. For those not wanting to be at the auction can drop off their bidder and go to one of the many events going on. Look through my past post this week for these events. *Important* celebrate your winnings or make yourself feel better at one of our restaurants on Saturday or tonight as a the start of a good weekend. Take some notes and scout out what you would like to do different next year. The Amish are also going to be open at their homes and the wagon tours are open for rides. I believe you can have a great weekend experience here in Ethridge!
You may see some yard sales this weekend as the highway 20 in Summertown will be packed with yard sales from the Sonic all the way into Hohenwald. If you are coming through on highway 20 you may need so extra time. The Holiday Acres Events on Friday and Saturday and The Farm Artisan Market at The Farm in Summertown are also good places to see. The Plowboy Annual Consignment Sale Saturday is also a big event so be watching their page as things come in. We never know just what shows up. Oktoberfest in Loretto TN is also going on so plan accordingly. Bring plenty of cash and time to stop. I also say all this for people who would like to avoid the crowds might want to consider this weekend as a high traffic area. I believe it's a lot of fun if you can drive safely and be patient. I will try to put all the event links under the photos in the gallery. #amishmennonitetn
The Amish community brings people from all over. Combining an event or place of interest can enhance your visit. We do have a lot of events going on this weekend. The Plowboy Annual Consignment sale is Saturday at 9am and you should go Thursday or Friday to get your number to bid. Friday and Saturday at Holiday Acres Farm are two events mainly for kids and farm related interest persons. The Farm Market Day at The Farm in Summertown is a neat market of artisan makers and Saturday is the last one for the year. The Lawrenceburg Airport is having a fly in where you can ride hot air balloons, take flights, and see neat WWII airplanes. In Loretto they have Oktoberfest going on and the Keestone Resorts is having a dinner and show with a Journey tribute band. I believe anyone coming and staying this weekend can enjoy these events. I will try to find the event links and place them under the photo of each place in the gallery below. #amishmennonitetn
The Plowboy Auction will be held Today and Wednesday but not on Friday. On Saturday October 10th at 9am the auction will start in many places at once so come early and see what you want. You can bring a few with you so you can try to win in auctions that may be going on at the same time. Get a night stay on Friday so you can get your number early on Thursday or Friday and park early on Saturday. Just remember to bring cash to park and buy food at the auction. The Holiday Acres Farm event on Friday and Saturday and The Farm Market on Saturday would be a good way to take your family and let your spouse take the kids to the events so you can bid the day away. The Stone Theatre in Loretto is having a Journey tribute band come to the Keestone Resorts. I will add these places below with links to the post or pages where you can find out more information. I believe adding points of interest enhances the trip to Amish Country so this is why I share the non Amish related points of interest. #Amishmennonitetn
Get your pumpkins and produce today as the Plowboy Auction has to get ready for the big consignment sale next week. Plus it looks like a band of rain is coming which is good for us here in the drought. See their page here - https://www.facebook.com/plowboyproduceauction - for the news of what is starting to come in and to view their market reports. #amishmennonitetn
Today is October 1st and the cold and flu seasons are upon us. Many of you have asked about the Amish home remedies and they usually keep these for themselves. Occasionally they will sell something to you if you ask but many of them just buy things at Thrive Wellness. This store provides a more self help direction to what you need and they have many natural solutions to common problems. See their page here - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558315420024 - to ask questions or learn more. They offer way more services than I can print so be sure to go by their store in Amish Country or see their page. The owner also has Taylor Family Farms where they practice what they teach and can help you get on a more natural path of living. #amishmennonitetn
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