Yesterday, we visited the Fort Museum Frontier Village in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Our weekend road trip for FastCAT and barn hunt took us to the Fort Dodge area, and we thought this museum looked like a fun spot for some photos. We don’t know if it is dog friendly as we stopped in before it was open on Sunday, but it had some fun stuff.
The wood carving out front was interesting. I guess there were Indians around when the old village was a real place. There are no gates around the village, so we just went in and sniffed around.
Mom, of course, thought we needed a photo at the jail. Neither Olivia nor I understand why she would think such a thing. We are good girls. For us the best part about the entire village is the critter smells. We are pretty sure rabbits live under many of the buildings.
Old wagons are always fun to find. Can you imagine what it would be like to travel by horse and buggy? I bet the poor dogs back then had to run along side the wagon and not in the wagon. We hear dogs used to be treated more like common animals, shocking actually!
Mom likes the blue door on this little old building. Since it also has a bench, guess who got to sit an pose?
The wagons were too tall for Mom to lift us in, but this old one has a side shelf thing where I could sit on. It was a bit wobbly, which made me nervous, but I managed to hold on for a nice snapshot.
Being Sunday, one has to pose at the front door of the church. They must use the little logs to hold the doors open when people go in and out.
The Fort Museum Frontier Village was fun to visit and has some cute things. Our favorite is this bench. If you look at the sides and the back behind us, you will see it is made with wagon wheels. Such a cute idea! If you are in the Fort Dodge area, you might want to stop by and check out this cute little old village.
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we have also no clue why you had to sit in front of that jail but better than inside right? we love this place… that is wonderful to discover such gems…
It is pretty cool with all the old stuff.
You girls go to some really interesting places!
We have been traveling to lots of new places this year.
You and your mom do find the most quaint places to visit. What fun! A zillion years ago when my mom was a little girl St Augustine was rustic like Fort Dodge (well a little more updated than that) but now it is all touristy and commercial. XOXO, Sparkle
This is probably touristy in the summer months, but now and with COVID, it was dead as a door nail, perfect for us.
That is a very nice looking fort and I’m sure the smells were really good too!
Tons of rabbit and squirrel scent in the grass. We loved it.
What fun places you girls visit with your mom!!!
She likes to find new places to visit with us.
How fun. You get to go to the most fun places. Your mom rocks and you’re a huge Awww.
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Awww, thank you. We just like to see things in the areas we go to for sports.
Your mom takes you to such cool places.
As long as we are traveling, we may as well see some of the sights.
You little cuties go to the funnest places!
We have been traveling a lot to new places for us this year.
That sure looks like a fun place to visit. Mom keeps asking me to jump up on a bench for a photo and I always refuse.
Why do you refuse? We always hop right up.
What a hard life those pioneer pups had trodding beside the wagons while the humans got to ride in them. Between you and me, riding a wagon over rough terrain probably isn’t a lot of fun. That looks like a good photo shoot. Your mom got a lot of fun pictures of you girls. 🙂
Life back in the old days would have been a lot of work and much less comfortable than life is today. We are lucky to live now.
What a fun place to stop and explore!
We are always stumbling across new places.
What a fun day! You are very very lucky to travel around so much!
We love to ride in the car and go to new places. It is fun for us and for our mom.
What a nice place, i bet you could learn a lot there about life in the old days.
Oh yes. Lots of people with lots of history down there.