Shipshewana is dry. In 2002, the Shipshewana Town Council voted to make illegal the sale of hard liquor inside its corporate limits, something a town of its size is permitted to do by state law.
The Shipshewana Flea Market is open every Tuesday & Wednesday from May through September (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST).
Goshen, Indiana
Located in the heart of Indiana Amish Country, Goshen offers guided Amish farm and home tours, shopping, dining, historic sites and museum. Goshen's historic Old Bag Factory was built in 1896 and is now home to artists, antiques, specialty shops and cafes.Dates & Hours
The Shipshewana Flea Market is open every Tuesday & Wednesday from May through September (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST). The 2020 Season will begin Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The outdoor Shipshewana Flea Market is held May through September, rain or shine.Shipshewana is dry. In 2002, the Shipshewana Town Council voted to make illegal the sale of hard liquor inside its corporate limits, something a town of its size is permitted to do by state law.
Shipshewana was named after a local Potawatomi Indian. The Shipshewana post office was established in 1889.
Shipshewana, Indiana is about 11 miles south of the Michigan state line and is accessible from the Indiana Toll Road Interstate 80/90, Interstate 69, U.S. Highways 6, 20, 33 and State Roads 5, 9, 13, and 120.
11 Things to Do on Sundays in Shipshewana. Most businesses in Shipshewana reflect the Amish and Mennonite religious culture of the area and are closed on Sundays.
First Monday Trade Days—Canton, Texas
Considered the largest flea market in the United States (wait, I thought Brimfield was?), this event spreads out over hundreds of acres and offers space for about 6,000 vendors.We do allow dogs at the flea market as long as they are kept on a leash and picked up after. over a year ago. Yes, they're allowed, but they need to be on a leash.
Amish within Indiana
In other words, more than one third of Indiana's counties boasted an Amish population. LaGrange County took the top spot with the highest number of Amish adherents in Indiana (14,011), followed by Adams and Elkhart counties, respectively (see Figure 3).Shipshewana, Indiana is about 11 miles south of the Michigan state line and is accessible from the Indiana Toll Road Interstate 80/90, Interstate 69, U.S. Highways 6, 20, 33 and State Roads 5, 9, 13, and 120.
The Shipshewana Flea Market will be open for extended days for Labor Day on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (September 5,6,7) from 8 am to 5 pm. Bring plenty of cash, and come prepared to walk!
Indiana's Amish Population. Nineteen percent of the Amish in America live in Indiana. Ohio had the highest number of Amish (59,103), followed by Pennsylvania (58,009) and Indiana (45,144).
"Shipshe" as we call it, means many things to many different people, but it mostly symbolizes simplicity. The Shipshewana area is celebrated for being home to the third largest Amish community in the United States, for having the Midwest's largest flea market, and for its reputation of hand-crafted wares.
