Plum Creek

The highlight of our visit to Walnut Creek was a quick trip to the actual site of the dugout house.  We got a chance to wade in Plum Creek minutes after reading Laura's description of getting attacked by leeches here. Unfortunately, no leeches for us.  Maybe next time.

The people who own this site, the Gordons, did not realize they owned a place of historical significance until they were contacted by Garth Williams, the illustrator of the Little House books.  They now maintain the place to accommodate tourists.  Even though there are trees here now, I could look over the fields and imagine that I have a better sense of Laura's life.