Step back in time to the 1860s and spend a day living — and working — on Minnesota’s most famous historic farm. At the Oliver Kelley Farm, nothing is behind glass. You’ll hand-pump water from a 110-foot well, try your luck at milking a cow, step inside a rope bed, meet heritage pigs and sheep, and even venture into the pickle-scented cellar.
Oliver Kelley wasn’t born a farmer — he learned from books and went on to transform agriculture across America. In this immersive living history experience, you’ll see how 19th-century farm families worked, ate, and survived — and how the Grange movement he founded still echoes today.
📍 Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River, Minnesota @minnesotahistory
🎥 Hands-on history, heritage breeds, and the Mississippi River as it looked more than 150 years ago.
If you’ve ever wondered what life was really like on a pioneer farm — or whether you could survive it — this is the closest you can get without a time machine.
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