Adamstown, Pennsylvania
On the hunt for Amish antiques.
From the March 24, 2003 Issue of New York
 The Sunday antiquing scene can seem pretty much the
same from one town to the next. What makes Adamstown
special are the Pennsylvania Dutch
accents—festively painted pine furniture,
hand-carved butter molds, hex signs, museum-quality
quilts, and redware pottery—amid its global
jumble. Authentic redware is a rarity, but the next
best thing may well be Jeff White’s irresistible
repros at Booth No. 1 in the Stoudtburg Antiques Mall,
one of two giant co-ops (the other is Renningers) on
Route 272’s Antiques Mile. From April to
October, don’t miss Shupp’s Grove on Route
897. Locals know this is where the deals are. Dinner
at 53-year-old Zinn’s Diner is mandatory for
nostalgia buffs (tuck into the shoofly pie). Book a
room at Living Spring Farm Bed & Breakfast, an
eighteenth-century farmhouse on 32 acres.
— ELIN SCHOEN BROCKMAN
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