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Laura Ingalls Wilder Season Ends 2015 | Beyond Little House

 October usually is about the end of the main Laura Ingalls Wilder season for the year. If you plan a Laura trip during or after October, make sure you call ahead. They may or may not be able to accommodate

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Smile Laura is on Amazon | Beyond Little House

Amazon Smile Amazon has created a program where if you go in through Amazon smile instead of straight a small percentage of every purchase (taken off Amazon’s share – the price you pay won’t increase) and donate it to your

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Who is Harvey Dunn? | Beyond Little House

Harvey Dunn Street Sign on SDSU Campus  This year the LauraPalooza conference welcome reception will be held at the South Dakota State Art Museum. The museum got its start when Manchester born, famous artist and illustrator, Harvey Dunn donated a large

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Laura Homesites Open for the Season 2015 | Beyond Little House

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Season has officially gotten underway again. If you plan a Laura trip before they open, make sure you call ahead. The homesite museums that are not fully open, may or may not be able to accommodate

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Events Around the Country 2015 | Beyond Little House

For a long time I debated if I could possibly keep a list of Laura Ingalls Wilder events around the country up to date. I finally decided that current information is probably best posted on a month by month basis

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De Smet SD Around the Web | Beyond Little House

We’re continuing around the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesite towns (with museums) in the order that Laura lived there. Our next stop is De Smet, South Dakota. De Smet is the county seat of Kingsbury County. Situated on Highway 14 with

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De Smet Fire Department Christmas

There are lots of great stories in De Smet. This year I discovered a not directly Laura connected, but lovely story about how the volunteer fire department in De Smet helps Santa out each Christmas. Then again, while they know

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Annual Christmas Shopping Guide 2013

Whether you are looking for the perfect present for the Laura Ingalls Wilder fan in your life or just what you want to know what to put on your Christmas want list, check out these suggestions. This is the fourth

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Season 2013 Ends

October usually is about the end of the main Laura Ingalls Wilder season for the year. If you plan a Laura trip during or after October, make sure you call ahead. They may or may not be able to accommodate

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Days 5 and 6 LauraPalooza July 15-16 2012

Welcome to Days 5 and 6 of my LauraPalooza Trip, Sunday, July 15, and Monday, July 16 2012. Official LauraPalooza ended on Saturday, but my trip continued until Monday. Many Laura fans add an additional Laura site or two to

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