Barrelling along Interstate 90 in east South Dakota and trying to make good distance toward Minneapolis in Minnesota, we started seeing signs for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead - location of Little House on the Prairie.
Denise and I looked at each other and shrugged it off. But the more we thought about it, and thinking how much the girls had been enjoying the Laura Ingalls Wilder books that we were currently reading to them, we asked if they'd be interested. A rousing chorus of "Yeah" greeted us from the back seat. So, with just 100 yeards before we passed the turnoff, we made the turn and headed the 50 miles north to the homestead.
We pulled in and the place was closed but we figured we'd take a quick look around before finding a place to camp. Earlier in the day we'd passed into a new time zone and the day was later here than when we started out. To our delight, two little kittens met us on the front porch of the homestead. And they were friendly. While Rose and Ruth played with them, we looked around and discovered just on the other side of the building was an RV camping spot for 4-5 RV's. One spot was open so we decided to pull in.
Another beautiful clear evening on the Plains. This time we were surrounded by all the buildings and trappings of real pioneer living. And, we were camping in the same place as the stories we would read about in the later books of the "Little House" series. The girls (and parents) loved it.
The next day, we paid for our camping and spent the morning looking at "Ma's Place", the "Sod House", the Chicken Barn, the Cow Barn and touring the actual homestead which had been converted into a shop and museum. The girls made "rope" and also made some corn cob dolls - just like Laura had as a child.
Now we're pushing on to Minneapolis.
We pulled in and the place was closed but we figured we'd take a quick look around before finding a place to camp. Earlier in the day we'd passed into a new time zone and the day was later here than when we started out. To our delight, two little kittens met us on the front porch of the homestead. And they were friendly. While Rose and Ruth played with them, we looked around and discovered just on the other side of the building was an RV camping spot for 4-5 RV's. One spot was open so we decided to pull in.
Another beautiful clear evening on the Plains. This time we were surrounded by all the buildings and trappings of real pioneer living. And, we were camping in the same place as the stories we would read about in the later books of the "Little House" series. The girls (and parents) loved it.
The next day, we paid for our camping and spent the morning looking at "Ma's Place", the "Sod House", the Chicken Barn, the Cow Barn and touring the actual homestead which had been converted into a shop and museum. The girls made "rope" and also made some corn cob dolls - just like Laura had as a child.
Now we're pushing on to Minneapolis.
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