The Lesser-Known Sites
Laura's Cousin
Imagine picking up a copy of Little House in the Big Woods and reading it for the very first time. Imagine reading about the sugaring-off dance at Grandpa’s, and the jigging contest between Grandma and Uncle George.
And then imagine, just for a moment, that you are reading about your own family.
That’s how it was for
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The Michigan Connection…
My husband and I recently visited the Detroit Public Library in Detroit, Michigan, where the original manuscripts of The Long Winter and These Happy Golden Years are housed. It is a trip that I have been wanting to take for a good many years, and I was very excited when I found out that we
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Off the Beaten Trail…
I often say that I’ve been to all of the Little House sites multiple times. However, that isn’t quite true. The fact is, there are many Little House related sites that I haven’t visited and probably never will. They are scattered all over the country — New York, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
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Alice Wilder in Florida
I’m pretty good at finding a “Laura” connection in ordinary things, even vacations. My husband has a business trip to Rochester, NY – woo hoo, it’s only a short 5 hour drive to Malone! I need to visit my sister in southern Alabama – time to check out Westville, Florida, where Laura and Almanzo lived
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