What a nice message to get as I prep the summer 2010 issue of the Homesteader: “I just received my first issue of your newsletter & WOW! IT IS FABULOUS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Please send me four more issues.”…
Year: 2010
LauraPalooza Schedule
LauraPalooza 2010 is only three weeks away! It’s amazing how quickly it’s arrived. We’ve been receiving some questions. So here’s a bit more information: Registration is over for the full conference, but day passes are still available. Meal packages are…
And One More on the Way: Brookings, SD
Here’s another one of our posts about extra places to stop on the way to the conference or on any Laura trip. Harvey Dunn Street Sign and Museum Brookings, South Dakota is one of my favorite non-homesite towns along the…
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And One More on the Way: South Troy MN
Here’s the next in my series of places you might want to add onto your trip to the conference or any other Laura trip. South Troy with Sign South Troy, Minnesota has a very sad connection for Laura Ingalls Wilder…
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Movie
Wow. We’ve all known this nebulous “Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary” was in the works by Dean Butler. We’d seen his earlier project on Almanzo’s life, Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura. It’s not that easy to please the hardcore fans. As…
And One More On the Way: Decorah, Iowa
Hart's Tea and Tarts Tea Room Another addition in our series building up to the conference, another possible stop on the way to the conference or any Laura trip is Decorah, Iowa. Hart’s Tea and Tarts is absolutely my favorite…
And One More on the Way: Music Man Square
Music Man Square Have you ever heard of Meredith Willson, Iowa’s Music Man? Willson was born in Mason City, Iowa and went on to fame and fortune, but never forgot where he was from. In fact the work he is…
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Farmgirls Do the Circuit
Lake Pepin Beach A women’s club named the Farmgirls has decided to do a Laura trip/service project. It started with one chapter, but grew to include members from multiple groups. They are doing a link of the entire Laura homesite …
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And One More on the Way: Jolly Green Giant
As part of our conference countdown, I’m going to start a new series of postings of possible places you might want to add to your Wilder conference trip. Some will be Laura related, others are just kind of neat tourist…
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BLH Contributor in FamilyFun Magazine: “Little Trip on the Prairie” (June/July 2010)
Do you subscribe to FamilyFun magazine? If so, turn to page 47 in the current issue, which is June/July 2010. I wrote a “Family Getaways” story about visiting the Little House sites in Pepin, Wanut Grove, and De Smet. Lots…
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