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7 things you’ll see at an Amish mud sale, Lancaster County’s surreal fundraising tradition

While most tourists are planning their trips to smorgasbords and souvenir shops, the heart of Lancaster County gathers every year in the mud.

It’s mud sale season: The time of year where Amish and non-Amish (or “English”)  gather to bid on goods while eating hot dogs and drinking milkshakes.

Farm equipment, hand-made quilts, horses, furniture, wagon wheels, a circular saw that “runs good” — it all can be yours at a mud sale, if you’re quick enough with your bid.

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