Wagon at Ingalls Homestead The second annual Harvey Dunn Memorial Society Plein Air Event will be held Aug. 13-15, 2010 at the Ingalls Homestead one mile southeast of De Smet. Artists of all levels of experience are encouraged to participate.…
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Ingalls Homestead Hosts Harvey Dunn Plein Air Event
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Video Diary Day 3 – Part 2
Video Diary Day 3 – Part 2 In case anyone doesn’t know, Harvey Dunn is the nephew of Nate Dow aka Grace Ingalls’s husband. He was from Manchester, South Dakota which is the next town down the line from De…
BLH Contributor in FamilyFun Magazine: “Little Trip on the Prairie” (June/July 2010)
Do you subscribe to FamilyFun magazine? If so, turn to page 47 in the current issue, which is June/July 2010. I wrote a “Family Getaways” story about visiting the Little House sites in Pepin, Wanut Grove, and De Smet. Lots…
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All of De Smet United In New Web Site Venture
Finally! Everyone in De Smet is on the same page. Or the same web page, anyway. Check out Destination Laura. It’s a new web site developed by the town of De Smet in conjunction with the traveling musical to promote…
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Playing Laura and Mary
In my “other” (non-Laura) life as an early interventionist, I am often discouraged at the playthings available to children. Toys of today do all the work for the kids; children don’t have to pretend anything because the toys do it…
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A Life Changing Little House Weekend
When I first heard about the Little House musical that was going to be performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, I thought that I would really love to go. I am not much of a traveler, but I…
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Camping at the Ingalls Homestead
To my mind there’s nothing better than spending a day at the Ingalls Homestead in De Smet – unless it’s spending the night. Yes, you heard me right, you can spend the night on the Ingalls’ land, allowing you to…
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Visit Laura’s Homesites Online
In my other life I’m a sometimes-magazine writer. Lately I’ve been getting my ongoing work in order, and part of that includes preparing for a trip report I’ll write on visiting the Little House sites this summer. I’ll be traveling…