Tuesday, July 27, 2010...we finally made it to Minnesota. We were able to another trip through Walnut Grove...home to Laura Ingall's from Little House. The museum pictured left is a must for any first time visit. We drove out to where the Ingall's lived on Plum Creek while living in Walnut Grove. We had seen the homesite once before but this trip was for personal reasons. Christa and I collect sand from the different places that we visit that has meaning to us or historical ties. Plum Creek being a historical site from the Ingall's living there we wanted to get some dirt from the creek. There is a large rock that sits Plum Creek that is marked by a sign that tells Laura Ingall's sat on that rock at times when she was writing the Little House books. So we thought that was the spot to get the sand. I was able to kneel down on the same rock Laura sat on to reach in Plum Creek and grab some sand from the cool waters of the creek. 
Pictured to the left is the Plum Creek with the marker in the back ground showing the site the Ingall's lived while in Walnut Grove. We got our sand from the right about 50 yards down stream from the spot where the historical rock sits in the creek.
For some reason I really enjoy this small town and could visit it each time if I could when we return for family visits. After all who wouldn't want to live in the town that the Ingall's made famous.
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