little house wayside

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  buggsybaby

  After awful directions from a local sight magazine we finally found the Little House and did enjoy the history that was in it telling about Laura Ingalls and the family.dispute the bad directions,the scenery of Pepin County is beautiful.

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  Ourfour2014

  It was very interesting to see the inside of a little cabin that the Ingalls used to live in. Could have had a picnic outside if the weather had cooperated. :)

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  RynnM

  There are no crowds here. If you are a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan and want a laid back atmosphere, this is the place to go. It is in a lovely part of the country, and the town of Pepin is charming.

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  lifestartsat50

  Pepin is the home of the Little House in the Big Woods. The original "little house" and all traces of it are long gone, but the historical society has built a replica log cabin just outside of town near the original site, and erected a historical marker. The cabin is empty and open all the time, weather permitting. There is also a little picnic area.In town, there is a museum dedicated to the Ingalls family and pioneers in the area. The museum houses records of Pa owning land and voting in town elections, and of the girls attending school. There are also a number of original artifacts belonging to members of the Ingalls and Quiner (Ma's family) families who remained in the area after Ma and Pa had moved away. The remainder of the museum collection consists of general history of the area and pioneer history in general. It is well done and worth seeing, but is similar to other ;ioneer museums. There is a gift shop in the museum with many Little House items.

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  DeannaW314

  This is the replica of the log cabin that Pa built in the big woods. You step into the cabin and you can just imagine Ma cooking in the fireplace and Pa holding a little Laura! It is located just 7 miles outside of Pepin, Wi

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  TLaehn2011

  My husband and I came here on Saturday, June 7, after a very disappointing stop at the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum in town Pepin. After doing a 7-8 mile drive on a curvy but scenic County Road CC, the huge plaque describing the area, instantly puts you back in that time period. The cabin was unlocked, therefore allowing one to step inside and reflect on how the Ingalls family lived. If you have read any of the "Little House" books, your imagination is either your friend or enemy at this point. For me, just standing inside, gazing out the window, I could see the covered wagons and children out taking care of the chickens while ma was inside cooking over the fireplace and handling the infant babe Laura. The only disappointment was the lack of furnishings, but I can truly understand the lack thereof. It would be heartbreaking if anyone was cruel enough to vandalize this moment in time. My suggestion would be -- take lots of photos, talk about the time period and the Ingalls family, have a picnic and forget the museum in town. Go on to the next Ingalls attraction...be it Burr Oak, Iowa or De Smet, South Dakota!!!

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  Nyyfann

  Dit is de plek waar Laura Ingalls is geboren. Ze hebben er een replica van het originele huis gebouwd. Voor de rest is hier niets te zien. Er staat niets in het huis. Je kan er zo naar binnen lopen.

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  LeeAnnAlbuquerque

  I'm a lifelong Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, so we made sure we stopped in Pepin on our recent trip to Wisconsin so I could visit the site of The Little House in the Big Woods.The original cabin is long gone, and the area really doesn't look like it would have in Laura's day, but it was still fun to stop at the replica cabin and peek through the windows. Unfortunately, no one was there and the cabin was locked, so we couldn't go in.

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  MALaehn

  Upon being disappointed at the Wilder Museum we made the trip here to the Wayside Cabin. It's a bit of a drive on County Road CC and kind of curvy, but there is some pretty country to keep you interested and just when we were about to give up, we saw a Historical Marker sign and as we rounded the bend, we were there.The cabin was open, but other than a log table there were no other furnishings. Still one can imagine how Ma and Pa Ingalls along with Mary and Laura lived in that small one room and a loft cabin. Makes one appreciate the dwellings we now live in. It's fun to think how we would survive without our TVs, cell phones, computers, etc. I never read any of the books, but loved the Little House TV series. It was nice to be able to connect with the reality of the author and where her life began.

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  204clareh

  We skipped the Museum in town based on what other reviews on here advised. But on our way from Alma, WI back to the Twin Cities, we decided to take the few extra miles on County Road CC to see the replica house. It is very simple - no furnishings inside. But it was worth it to take a few photos (of the explanation sign, house itself) and to say that I was there. Of course I read all the books as a young girl, so definitely a Laura fan. My kids have very little idea who she is, so they weren't as thriled.