We went to DeSmet this past week to visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder historical homes. Nick loves to watch the show and hear about Laura's life. We HIGHLY recommend for parents of young children to visit the Ingalls Homestead rather than the houses in the midst of DeSmet. We ran out of time and found out later that the Homestead has covered wagon rides, hay twisting, pony rides, etc. Next time we will be going that route instead of the one we took! :-)
One of the homes that Laura grew up in...they have kept it in great shape and provided a lot of history for the kids.
Nick was anxious to see what the school house was like and as anxious to leave! He thought his school was better than this one. 
Hi Mary! Just came across your post. Glad you made it to De Smet. Since you live so close, I wanted to let you know that your admission to Ingalls Homestead is good for the entire season. Just let us know when you pay so we can put you in our very high-tech index card system.
ReplyDeleteNow, I just need to make it over your direction to take my son to the new children's museum.
Best ~ Ann Lesch, Ingalls Homestead