We continue our conference countdown with the Little Brown Church. Oh, come, come, come, come, come to the church in the Wildwood, Little Brown Church Oh, come to the church in the dale, No spot is as dear to my…
Month: July 2012
And One More on the Way: SPAM Museum | Beyond Little House
The conference countdown continues with the SPAM Museum. SPAM Hands On The SPAM Museum is named after the processed pork product that was the inspiration for what we call junk e-mails. Who would possibly want to take a side trip…
Posted in Homesites, Museums and Attractions, LauraPalooza 2012 Tagged with: And One More on the Way, Austin MN, SPAM Museum
And One More on the Way: Mary Tyler Moore | Beyond Little House
Another in a series of postings of possible places you might want to add to your Wilder conference trip. Some will be Laura related, others are just Mary Tyler Moore kind of neat tourist spots. Enjoy! During the 20th Century,…
Posted in Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Little House Travel Tagged with: And One More on the Way, Mary Tyler Moore, Minneapolis MN, Saint Paul MN, TVLand
The Daily Planet is Out | Beyond Little House
LauraPalooza, the conference of the National Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association, has made the Daily Planet! Sadly the Twin Cities Daily Planet instead of Metropolis’s, but it’s exciting just the same. Read it here.
And One More on the Way: Sail Lake Pepin | Beyond Little House
Our next stop is a definite must for every Laura fan. I haven’t been yet, but after several years of trying to make it up early enough on the Friday night, I have given up and made my reservation for…
Posted in Homesites, Museums and Attractions, LauraPalooza 2012, Little House Travel Tagged with: David Sheridan, Lake Pepin, Laura Ingalls Wilder Days, Pepin WI, Sail Lake Pepin
Don’t Panic | Beyond Little House
One of the reasons The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was so popular was the calming message Don’t Panic on the cover. That’s one of the top 10 pieces of advice I’ve gotten from literature. I think it may also…
Posted in Administrivia, Announcements, LauraPalooza 2012 Tagged with: Laura Ingalls Wilder conference, LauraPalooza 2012, Mankato MN
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 32: Haste to the Wedding | Beyond Little House
Guest post by Sue Poremba When my daughter married six years ago, it was a quiet affair in front of the justice of the peace with only parents, siblings, and grandparents in attendance, and a garden party afterwards. We planned…
Mankato on the Radio | Beyond Little House
Today we had Christine Nesser from Greater Mankato on Travel Times. She talked about what there is going on in Mankato while we’re at the conference. We had some issues at the beginning of the episode, but we finally got…
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And One More on the Way: Lanesboro MN | Beyond Little House
Lanesboro MN Another post in our continuing series of places you might want to add on to your Laura trip, whether coming to the conference or not. Rick Steves, of Europe Through the Back Door fame, always says when you…
Posted in Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Little House Travel, Uncategorized Tagged with: Lanesboro MN, Rent Bicycles, Spring Valley MN