We had a historically-rich visit to the White Spring Ranch near Genessee, ID. The ranch is a 30-minute drive south east of Pullman. On its property is one of the oldest buildings in Latah County, built in 1878. (Latah County is the county across the border in Idaho that borders our Whitman County.) There is also a farmhouse, built in the early 1900's, that is literally jam packed full of historical artifacts. There were so many cool old things displayed that it was hard to walk through at some points!
We visited the ranch on their annual Little House Day, where you can explore what life was like during the time period that the Little House on the Prairie books took place. They had live music - fiddle and dulcimer. Several quilt that were made in the late 1800's by the residents of the cabin. Lots of pelts, weapons, tools. Each kid really enjoyed exploring everything! And they definitely enjoyed the fresh lemonade and ice cream from Ferdinand's. We will definitely come back next year!
 |
| Picture taken in 1914, showing the man who built the fountain in front of the farmhouse. |
 |
| Kids playing in the same fountain. There were some type of little fish in there that entertained the kids so long! |
 | ||
The 1878 log cabin. It is next door to the farmhouse.
|
 |
| The farmhouse kitchen |
 |
| Another view of the farmhouse. |
 |
| They had clothes for dressing up. Yeva literally cried and threw a fit when it was time to take off the dress and hat. That girl sure loves clothes! |
 |
| Kids loved the wagon ride, complete with parasols. |
 |
| Sasha and Drew loved spinning around and around on this spinning wheel |
 |
| Grinding flour! |
No comments:
Post a Comment