LIW Road Trip - De Smet, South Dakota,June 6,7,8

Laura Ingalls Wilder - " Little Town on the Prairie".

Every day or so watch for a posting about each little town on the tour.
De Smet, South Dakota is the gathering place for the beginning of Farmgirls on the Loose - Road Trip.

www.desmetsd.com or 1-866-528-7273 for a colorful brochure.

Sunday, June 6, will be the rendezvous for planning, filling in the blanks, head counts, safety issues, mapping, contact information and camaraderie.

"Discover Laura" LIW Historic Homes. www.discoverlaura.org or 1-800-880-3383
Farmgirls will be "welcomed" by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society.

Another great attraction is the "Ingalls Homestead". www.ingallshomestead.com
An adventure on the prairie awaits. They also have RV sites, covered wagons, bunkhouse and tent sites. Call early to make reservations. 1-800-776-3594.
Wagon rides and hands-on activities.

Lodging - De Smet Super Deluxe Inn & Suites - 1-877-687-7523.www.desmetsuperdeluxeinn.com
Prairie House Manor B&B, www.prairiehousemanor.com
The Cottage Inn Motel - 1-800-848-0215, www.cottageinnmotel.com
Heritage House, www.heritagehousesd.com, 1-888-235-3627

Lake Thompson Recreational Area , 1-605-847-4893, www.sdgfp.info
Campground has $12 non-electric, $16 electric, six tent sites wheelchair accessable,
cabins $35/night. 1-800-710-2267 , www.CampSD.com , www.TravelSD.com.
In Preston, SD 5 miles South & 3 miles East of De Smet.


Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum has four buildings, tour fee is $8 for adults and $4 for kids. A 16 points of interest walk / drive available. Scavenger hunt with a $10 kit from the museum, too.
Reservations are for 9 a.m. on Monday morning, June 7, 2010. We are looking into a pre-planned lunch, for a fee, provided by a local interest group such as cattle producers, pork produces or extension office. This has not been set yet.It is an option we are exploring. Farmgirls would meet on the grounds or in the park across from the site.

Nansie Sisk Cleaveland will be in the area during our stay in De Smet and Walnut Grove, MN. She is an author and researcher of all things Laura and will join us for a Q & A. www.pioneergirl.com.

Project Giving is undecided for this location at this time. There will be a list posted, on this site, for everyone participating in the Project Giving.
Farmgirls visiting for the day may participate in the project as well.
We have suggestions, for the site, like painting or cleaning perennial beds or a food bank in town. This is not set yet.

A guidebook is available at the museum for $10. It covers all LIW sites.

This is LIW site location #1 for the Road Trip.
Reservations for each location is two nights per site.
Independence, KS may only be one night. Stay tuned for more information.
For De Smet you will need Sunday June 6 and Monday June 7 on Tuesday June 8 we will be traveling approx 2 hours to Walnut Grove, MN. Project Giving will be done the day we visit the site or the morning before we leave. All farmgirls are encouraged to join the tour at any point in time.