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As teenagers, Amish youth enter a period called Rumspringa, when they increase their social activity and decide whether to join the Amish church. A lower percentage of New Order Amish decide to join the church than with the Old Order Amish.

A message painted onto wrapped bales of hay in Goodhue County that says prayer is greater than the virus.

This buggy in southeastern Minnesota, likely belonging to the Old Order or Swartzentruber Amish, is very plain and lacks the orange safety triangles or reflective tape that more liberal Amish have agreed to use.

These Amish buggies in southern Minnesota do not have the orange and red triangle that slow moving vehicles typically use. A group of Minnesota Amish went to court over the signs, claiming they burdened their religious beliefs.

An example of mulch basin gray water treatment systems.

Amish Ordnung dictates the structure of life for those who live in Amish houses like this one in southeastern Minnesota. The house does not have conveniences like central heating, telephones, or television.

Around 5,000 Amish live in Minnesota, concentrated in Fillmore County along the state's border with Iowa.

Most Minnesota Amish live around the town of Harmony in Fillmore County, although there are also communities in north central Minnesota.

A drive-in church service at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aitkin on a Sunday morning in July 2020.

A drive-in church service at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aitkin on a Sunday morning in July 2020.