Little House in The Big Woods

Today we drove to Pepin, Wisconsin, the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder author of The Little House on The Prairie series. The site of “Little House in the Big Woods” is seven miles from the village of Pepin. Unfortunately, the house, barn, and big woods are no longer there. We did get to see the Laura Ingalls Wilder historical museum which was small, but interesting. 

Beautiful Lake Pepin is still there, and we had lunch at The Pickle Factory overlooking the shores of Lake Pepin. We had fried pickles and cheese curds for appetizers. Afterwards we walked along the lake. Lake Pepin is much bigger than our lake in Maine, although not as pretty. 

Tomorrow we are driving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are hoping to make it in time for the Jelly Belly Factory Tour along the way.