The most surprising thing about life on the prairie was the wind. It is CONSTANT. We were lucky enough to spend two nights sleeping in a covered wagon. It was slightly disturbing that the improvement that the facility bragged about most was their newly build combination bathroom/storm shelter. Luckily we only needed it for its toilets and showers and not the concrete walls built into the side of a hill.
I loved the philosophy of this place: you were welcome to go anywhere and touch anything. There were barns and garages and Ma’s little house to explore. In most of the buildings there was someone in period clothes to show you how to make rope or a corn cob doll or wash clothes the old fashioned way. We took a wagon ride to the school house on the property where we were met by a teacher who led the kids in a typical lesson. The kids answered questions and rang the school bell.
There were 2 month-old ponies that wandered around freely. They would drink milk from their moms and then flop on the ground and pass out in a food coma. The kids loved the litter of kittens in a small barn. Because we spent 2 nights there, they could go play with the kittens whenever they wanted. 
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