Category: LauraPalooza 2012

And One More on the Way: Wanda Gag | Beyond Little House

Another in my series of posts of places you might want to add to a trip on the way to the conference or to Laura Ingalls Wilder trip. Wanda Gag House Exterior, Photo Used With Permission of Wanda Gag House

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And One More on the Way: Little Brown Church | Beyond Little House

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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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: Barn Quilts | Beyond Little House

We continue our conference count down with information about something you might see anywhere along your route in the Midwest, barn quilts.   Barn Quilt   If you’re not from the Midwest, you might well ask just what is a

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Social Media at LauraPalooza | Beyond Little House

We have been very supportive of using social media and hope that you will participate in LauraPalooza via social media whether you can attend or not. Find us on Twitter. Follow or tag us in at @BeyondLitlHouse and use the

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And One More on the Way: Cassville Ferry | Beyond Little House

Cassville Ferry   As part of our conference countdown, I’m adding another to the 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

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