Homesite Vacations
Rainy Wilder Days
Last weekend, my niece and I traveled to Mansfield, Missouri, to celebrate their annual Wilder Days. Although there are several events from Wednesday through Sunday, the majority of the festivities took place on Saturday, which was the only day we were able to be there. We were looking forward to a wonderful day of Little
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The Truth About Silver Lake
We really need to have a talk about Silver Lake. You see, just this week I’ve read comments concerning it on two different blogs of recent visitors to De Smet. One states that she is going to visit “Silver Lake (which, sadly, is no longer a lake)” and the other remarks, “Silver Lake is now a
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Notes on a Mini-LauraPalooza
Beyond Little House connects with Laura and is inspired – LauraPalooza 2010!
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Vacation Planner Finale
I’ve been getting questions lately from people who stumbled on one of the Vacation Planner posts and couldn’t find the rest, so I thought I’d tie together any loose ends and post links to the entire series so that it’s all together in one place. If you are planning a Little House vacation, here is
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A Life Changing Little House Weekend
When I first heard about the Little House musical that was going to be performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, I thought that I would really love to go. I am not much of a traveler, but I really wanted to see it. My husband was willing to go. Well, okay, he agreed
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Spring Freshet
The year was 1993, and my family was making its first-ever journey in the covered wagon minivan across the American Midwest to visit the Little House sites. I will never forget the thrill of excitement I experienced on that first trip, as the images formed in my mind over the years from Laura’s descriptions in
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Camping at the Ingalls Homestead
To my mind there’s nothing better than spending a day at the Ingalls Homestead in De Smet – unless it’s spending the night. Yes, you heard me right, you can spend the night on the Ingalls’ land, allowing you to get a small peek into what it must have been like to live on the
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Vacation Planner: Part 5 — Other Activities
How to make those other family members happy while you’re enjoying your “Laura trip”.
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