Loudonville is a nice little city in central Ohio. We stayed in a campground called Wally World (Chevy Chase, eat your heart out). Actually, "Wally" is the name of the road the campground is on. This is a huge camping area of the state because of the Mohican State Park and Mohican river.
The campground is located on the Mohican river and we spent a few hours going 8 miles down the river in kyaks. No white water, just a nice current. Very enjoyable afternoon!
This area is in a 4 county region that has the largest population of Amish in the country. I was surprised to hear that because I thought that would be the Lancaster, PA area. We visited a working farm and toured the home, barn and schoolhouse to see how the Amish live. It was very interesting.
The home furnishings were very basic and close to antique in style. The Amish don't believe in anything that is fancy. Their entire home is extremely plain but they keep it very clean. Most of the time men are in the fields and the women are in the kitchen. They can ride or drive a tractor or car but they cannot own one. A thin difference.
This contraption is called a weasel. The Amish women use it to keep their yarn straight. When they load the yarn onto the wheel it 'pops' when it's full. Thus the phrase, "Pop goes the weasel" (True Story).
