HIGHLIGHT CITY: Middlebury, IN • Shipshewana, IN

FEATURES: Krider Gardens - Meet your local ambassador and enjoy the beautiful Krider Gardens. See the Quilt Garden while relaxing and exploring this park environment. • Middlebury Church Ladies Luncheon - The ladies welcome you to their church for a homecooked luncheon. You'll dine on local hand-made favorites that the ladies have prepared specifically and exclusively for your group. • Brown Bag Backroads Tour of Amish Country - Sit back, relax, and observe the Amish lifestyle as you travel picturesque backroads of Northern Indiana. Step back in time and learn of the fascinating lifestyle of these "plain people". Stop at several Amish backroad shops as you fill your brown bag with goodies. • The Essenhaus Inn - Enjoy a peaceful evening on the beautiful Essenhaus grounds! Take a dip in the indoor swimming pool, relax on a horse drawn carriage ride, play a round of miniature golf, go shopping in one of several Village Shops, enjoy the Classic Car Cruise-in, or explore the Quilt Show. • Das Dutchman Essenhaus - Indiana's largest restaurant serving family-favorite recipes and tasty treats handed down thru the generations. Try one of the 29 kinds of fresh-baked pies! • Quilt Gardens Guided Tour - Join your local expert Master Gardener on a guided tour of the unique official Quilt Gardens and official Murals. • Amish Quilting Bee and Amish Haystack Lunch - Pull up a chair around 4 original quilt frames filled with hand pieced Amish quilts. Learn how to piece, mark, and get the quilt ready to sew. Sit beside them and participate, watch, learn, or just chat as these Amish ladies lead the novice and experienced quilter in an old fashioned quilting bee. • Shopping in Downtown Shipshewana - Lolly's Fabrics, Davis Mercantile, and Jo Jo's Pretzels.