I started working on the And One More on the Way posts over the winter. I’d brainstormed some topics before that, but I was really beginning to think that this might be my last series of And One More on…
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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…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 29: Summer Storm
Guest post by Barbara Mayes Boustead Laura and Almanzo, accidental storm chasers! I accidentally saw a tornado when I was 9 years old. Our family was driving “up north” from the metro Detroit area into northern Michigan. Somewhere just past…
And One More on the Way: Phelps Park
Phelps Park Walkway Here is another in my 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 spots. Enjoy!…
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And One More on the Way: Lincoln Highway
We continue our conference countdown with the Lincoln Highway. Lincoln Highway Bridge I’ve lived most of my life on one side or the other of Highway 30 which for most of its route follows what was once the Lincoln Highway,…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 28: The Cream-Colored Hat
This is one of my favorite chapters because it just feels as if things are going to be good from now on. I know. But this was back before I had read The First Four Years, or even knew it…
2012 Laura’s Legacy Award | Beyond Little House
The legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder is too vast to even comprehend, and the number of people who have made contributions toward expanding or preserving this legacy over the last eight decades is equally unfathomable. Whether it be conducting research,…
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Laura Ingalls Wilder on Twitter
While there is a strong Laura Ingalls Wilder presence on Twitter there can always be more people talking about Laura so we hope you join in. If you haven’t yet come across Twitter, it’s a social media service that’s unique…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 24: Almanzo Goes Away
Guest post by Melanie Fishbane I picked this chapter because in my recent-re-reading of THGY, I was struck by how quickly Almanzo leaves with Royal. Although Laura remembers that he had said something about it, there is no foreshadowing of…
Good and Bad News in the Literary World of Laura
(cross-posted from Little House Travel) Bad news first, shall we? Amy Lauters' Rediscovered Writings of Rose Wilder Lane, Literary Journalist is one of many Laura-related books published by the University of Missouri Press The bad news in the world of…