Best Homestead
Giants in the Earth is a novel by Norwegian-American author Ole Edvart Rølvaag, first published in Norwegian in 1924 as two volumes and issued in English translation in 1927. It follows a group of Norwegian immigrants who settle on the Dakota prairie in the 1870s, chronicling their struggles with is...
Ivan Doig’s *Dancing at the Rascal Fair* portrays life among Scottish homesteaders establishing a new existence in Montana during the late nineteenth century. The novel offers a detailed and poignant look at their struggles and triumphs as they adapt to the harsh environment and build communities. I...
A DIY chicken coop is a self-built structure designed to house chickens, providing protection from predators and weather while offering space for nesting and roosting. Common designs range from small stationary coops for backyard flocks to larger movable "chicken tractors" that allow rotational graz...
A Lantern in Her Hand is a novel by Bess Streeter Aldrich first published in 1928. It follows Abbie Deal, a pioneer woman who settles with her family in the Nebraska Territory, tracing her life from the 1850s through the early twentieth century as she sacrifices personal artistic ambitions for the d...
Harry W. Cater Homestead Prairie Scientific and Natural Area is a Minnesota preserve protecting an intact, historic tract of mesic tallgrass prairie.
