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Oliver H. Kelley Farm

Step onto a working 1860s farm.

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Pick heirloom vegetables from the garden, visit the farmhands and animals at the barn, or churn butter and see what's cooking in the farmhouse. Costumed guides work the fields with oxen and horses. At different times throughout the season, you'll see plowing with oxen, horse-powered threshing, haymaking and other harvest activities.

The gardens and fields are filled with many of the same plants the Kelley farm grew over 130 years ago. Animals similar to those raised by pioneer families fill the barn and outbuildings. In the house, try your hand at domestic crafts like making straw hats and soap.

Located 2.5 miles southeast of downtown Elk River on U.S. Hwy. 10.

Location: 15788 Kelley Farm Rd., Elk River Minnesota 55330 Telephone 763-441-6896

Other History nearby:
(St Paul) Alexander Ramsey House
(St Paul) Alexander Ramsey House
(Minneapolis) American Swedish Institute
(Cold Spring) Assumption Chapel
(St Paul) Cathedral of St Paul
(St Paul) City Hall and Courthouse

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