Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Search for Laura Ingalls Wilder Our Family Vacation to the Little House on the Prarie.

In Search of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Last Summer our family left Southern California in search of Laura Ingalls Wilder, her history, and her  legacy. My Wife and her Friends were big fans of Little House on the Prairie books and television as children and this was a dream come true for her. We visited the Birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pepin Wisconsin, and we also traveled to Walnut Grove Minnesota to see the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant. 

While we were in Walnut Grove, we visited the "Banks of Plum Creek" . Although there wasn't much left of the old "dugout house" in Walnut Grove, we visited the "Big Rock" and other areas around the Creek.. Now that were back, we want to share the photos. 

Please use the links below if you are interested in information about Pepin, Wisconsin (birthplace of Laura), Walnut Grove (where she lived as a child) or De Smet, South Dakota where other books were written. It's  fascinating history, and the times she described so vividly in  her books really give you a sense of what it was like to be alive  when times were hard and life was much different than it is today. Laura's books are fantastic reading for adults and Children.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in Walnut Grove Minnesota

Pepin, Wisconsin The Birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder

De Smet, South Dakota where the "House that Pa Built" is Located