Here’s another in my series of places you might want to stop at on your way to either the Laurapalooza conference or any other Laura trip.
Tracy, MN. Photo by Rebecca Brammer.
I must admit I haven’t made it yet to either of the museums I’m going to talk about today, but they are high on my must see soon list.
Wheels Across the Prairie is located in Tracy, Minnesota. Remember the chapter long train ride near the beginning of By the Shores of Silver Lake? It really was only as far as the next town down the line which was Tracy. The train depot they used and what they think is the very bench they would have waited on is on display there. The museum doesn’t have an Ingalls focus, but instead looks at different types of transportation in the prairie, with a focus on trains.
http://www.wheelsacrosstheprairie.org
Another train museum is End of the Line Museum located at Currie, Minnesota just a little ways off of Highway 38 and southwest of Walnut Grove. This train museum even has a hand cranked turn table. While I haven’t gotten the chance to stop, I have driven by and I really was impressed. Warning: their website includes a train whistle. Stop the whistle first if you’re someplace you can’t listen.
http://www.endoline.com/site/index.php
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