Once again this year I’m going to be a keynote speaker for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin. I always have a great time at this annual event and I think you would to. The event committee have made…
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Come to Laura Days in Pepin
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Laura Season Opens
I just did a quick call around to see when the Laura museums open for the year. This is subject to change in other years, but I thought might give everyone a good idea when they are open. If you…
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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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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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Kitty Latane Resigns from Pepin Newsletter
Kitty Latane I just got the sad news that Kitty Latane, the longtime editor of the Notes from Pepin — the official newsletter of the Laura Ingalls Wilder organization in Pepin, Wisconsin — has resigned from her position. Latane (pronounced…
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Fall Fun at the Wilder Homesites
Just because summer’s over, don’t think the fun at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites has to end!! This weekend — September 12-13 — celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin, Wisconsin — the Little House in the Big Woods. And…
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Where To Stay In Pepin?
In what must have been a cloud of immense grief on the discovery that the Historic Anderson Inn was closed, I just realized to my surprise that I have neglected to secure lodging in Pepin next month. I’ve been on…
Heartbreaking News: The Economy Brings Down LIW Lodging
Last summer I had the pleasure of lodging at the Historic Anderson House in Wabasha, Minnesota. It’s just over the Mississippi River from Wisconsin and a lovely place to stay during a Pepin visit. Today, I called to finalize plans…