Fond Memories I always urge everyone to take the time to walk around a Laura homesite towns because you just can’t get a proper feel for them speeding through in a car. One of the nifty things you can find…
Author: Sarah Uthoff
And One More on the Way: Fond Memories
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And One More on the Way: Trains
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…
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And One More on the Way: Lake Benton Windfarm
Windfarm Driving on Highway 14 – Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway – between Walnut Grove and De Smet takes you right through Lake Benton, Minnesota. While Lake Benton is beautiful and well worth a short stop to stretch your legs…
Conference Maps
As the And One More on the Way posts show, I’ve been gearing up for the conference. Today I printed out the schedule and began to look for maps. I always say you can never have too many maps. I…
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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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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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