Have you ever bought a soft pretzel from a machine built by a standholder’s grandfather while standing on the site of a poultry auction that opened in 1925? That is the kind of layered history you will find at this expansive Pennsylvania Amish market, where tradition, auctions, and wholesale prices span thousands of square feet.
The same family has run it for five generations, a rare feat that started with a humble poultry auction and grew into a Lancaster County landmark featuring over two hundred vendors. A devastating fire destroyed most of the main building in 1972, but the family rebuilt it in just fifteen weeks, hosting Tuesday markets outdoors in the meantime.
You will find fresh produce, baked goods, handmade crafts, antiques, and that famous antique soft pretzel machine still in use. Most vendors operate on cash, so come prepared…