Candle Making

Experience life in the 1800s. We ll see how pioneer kids lived by spending time in the cabin, barn, one room school house and town buildings. Participants will be able to try their hands at candle dipping, soap making, blacksmithing, goat milking Read more here

I am often asked what it is like to be the wife of a firefighter. “Don’t you worry?” is one of the most common questions. “Aren’t you scared?” The answer I give is, “Yes. All the time, but I wouldn’t want him to do anything else.” Borrowing a bit Read more here

It is said that in 1876, my great-grandmother, then a girl growing up on a farm in Minnesota, was surprised at her chores by one of the James brothers – Jesse or Frank – stepping out of the woods and politely asking for dinner. She brought him to the Read more here

If there’s one thing Mother Nature taught us this year, it’s that summer is fleeting. Now’s the time to make the most of it, meshing an afternoon outdoors with some quality time with the family. You can get fresh air and a taste of a more simple life Read more here