Smicksburg & the Amish

Home of the Amish Wedding Feast.  Experience the joy of an Amish Wedding Dinner as a narrator explains the ceremony, traditions and lifestyle of a newly married couple.

We can accommodate up to 50 people.  Please call for availability and reservations.

Come visit the reasonably priced family restaurant which features home-style cooking at its best! Lunch and dinner specials available. Try some of their homemade desserts, seasonal ice cream, and baked goods made fresh daily. Open Monday through Saturday 7 am to 7 pm and Sunday 8 am to 3 pm.

Local Historical Society

Making wood and salt fire pottery - Functional and food safe for the home and garden. Studio Potter - Hours by appointment

Old Smicksburg Park is a 33-acre park located in Smicksburg Borough, in northwestern Indiana County. Since its establishment in 1827, Smicksburg has undergone significant changes. The park provides an opportunity to preserve the history of Smicksburg, interpret life of an early American village and provide an area for outdoor recreation. The park offers hiking trails for walking, birding and wildflower study. It also has picnic tables, portable restroom and a canoe or kayak access to the Little Mahoning Creek.

Step back into time as you travel to Northern Indiana County, home of a large Amish population which has grown to over 800 settlers since 1961. The Amish pursue a simpler lifestyle, operating farms and other businesses in ways that have changed little in the past century.

Take notice of the fields being farmed with horses, and the small school houses where young children play in simple clothing as you drive through the beautiful countryside with rolling hills and gentle curves.

The people are hospitable and wave as you go by, but please be careful to respect their lifestyle and take no pictures of the Amish folk. Drive slowly through the area being courteous to Amish traveling in horse-drawn buggies, and enjoy over 20 specialty shops along the way, offering country crafts, quilts, furniture, and foods.

Smicksburg or "Schmicksburg," West Mahoning Township, Route 954 was founded in May of 1827 by Reverend J. George Schmick. Reverend Schmick was a Lutheran minister who purchased land from Charles Coleman.

The Smicksburg Post Office opened October 1, 1830. John Kerr was the postmaster at that time. Kerr was also the blacksmith. The borough was incorporated in 1854.

Before leaving the Smicksburg area, be sure to stop by the only winery in Indiana County located on Hemlock Acres Road, just off Rt. 954. and the McCormick Mansion nearby on SR4018.

Local business organization for area shops

Dried flowers, primitives, wreaths, swags, baskets, and country crafts. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12 noon to 5 p.m.

Nestled behind Windgate Winery is an amazing collection of early glass, ceramics, clocks, quilts, toys, tools and books.  The Art Gallery features maps, prints and both Oriental and Western Art.  Hours of operation:   Thursday - Sunday 12pm - 5pm or by appointment.

Largest and oldest winery in Southwestern Pennsylvania located in the Amish Countryside of Smicksburg. An award winning Winery and Vineyard open for tours, tasting and shopping