Comments on: Oliver Kelley Farm near Elk River, MN

By: Travels with Children by minnemom » Charles A. Lindbergh House in Little Falls, MN

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:37:00 +0000

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By: Oliver H Kelley Farm in Elk River, Minnesota

Oliver H Kelley Farm in Elk River, Minnesota — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:01:05 +0000

[...] Oliver Kelley Farm opens for the season on Memorial Day weekend. For families wishing to compare and old-fashioned [...]

By: Just go! Get to your local museum before the economy gets it. | Travels with Children

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:57:26 +0000

[...] for weekend-only hours by the Minnesota Historical Society are the Oliver Kelley Farm, the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, the Forest History Center, and Jeffers [...]

By: stephanie

stephanie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:12:11 +0000

My granddaughter and I visited the Kelley Farm July4th as the farm women were preparing the family dinner. I thought my granddaughter (age 6) would prefer the outdoors and animals, but she loved working in the kitchen…she got to make the biscuits. The staff was so good with her even though they were trying to get this dinner put together. My granddaughter was also very impressed with the root cellar..”.a big refrigerator that looks like a basement”

By: City Girl

City Girl — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:37:28 +0000

Learn about life before everything went politically correct! For an 1800′s farm family there were women’s jobs and those better suited for men. Plow with oxen, learn how to sheer sheep, see the horses on a treadmill running the threshing machine. In the “women’s realm” of the house, there is always something good cooking on the wood stove and food to be raised and preserved for the long winter ahead. All ages in my family ADORE this place! It’s great fun and education for a small price.

By: Fun on foot

Fun on foot — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:14:48 +0000

My daughter went to the Kelley Farm on a field trip with her school and was so excited about it that we decided it was worth a day trip. The teacher said they went every year and always had great learning moments. We went as a family when there was a special kids day program. I don’t think we’ve ever had that much fun all together. It’s amazing how large the oxen are up close. My daughter wanted to move into the barn and live with the kittens. My son thought the water pump was the best. They baked raisin scones in a wood-fired oven and helped weed in the garden. I enjoyed all the old machinery and learning about Oliver Kelley and the beginnings of agriculture as a business — right here in Minnesota. Get out of the house and live!

By: Jack's mom

Jack's mom — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:00:09 +0000

You must take your kids here, and your parents. My 7 year old son plowed behind a team of oxen. My daughter, 4, loved finding an egg in the chicken coup. The wonderful guides were so friendly and informative. my whole familiy learned about history and farming first hand. I get weepy just thinking about how great this visit was. And, we didn’t have to use batteries or plug anything in.