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To quickly fill you in on what we've done this week.....

We are settling into more of a routine and while I'm still just trying to keep us afloat in these early weeks of Fall, I know that soon our schedule and commitments will become a familiar rhythm that is more easy to sustain. So, to quickly recap, we've been to the nature center to go bird watching and today we were on a field trip to the Gibbs Farm. I had heard fabulous things about the Gibbs farm tour, however our guide today won the award for being the most boring person ever. EVER!!! I can hardly blame my kids for running around and not listening because I was having a difficult time. The historical information about the Dakota Tribe was incredibly interesting if you could follow what he was saying. The high point was that along with our guide was a full blood Dakota woman working at the farm and attending the U of M. Her knowledge of her tribe was amazing and she spoke their language. I would have rather listened to her as she had so many rich things to contribute. I'm hopeful for a chance to go back next year.
Nature Center

Pretending to harvest Wild Rice

Tepee of the Dakota Tribe. Can you believe that they could keep the temperature at 70 degrees in this thing during the dead of winter?


The Summer Bark House of the Dakota Tribes

The animals were the highlight!


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Sally said…
Sorry your guide was a disappointment but the young woman somewhat saved the day. Hope next time will be better.
September 21, 2014 at 3:33 PM
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