Limberlost State Historic Site — Attraction in Geneva

I brought my 7-year-old daughter here for a tour before introducing her to her first GSP novel. We were the only visitors that afternoon, and I can only express praise and enthusiasm regarding the site staff and the exhibits.

Our guide/naturalist, Mr. Curt Burnette, had an amazing depth of knowledge regarding GSP, the site, and history of the local area. He was easily able to keep the tour interesting for both an adult and a child, even reciting from memory parts of GSP’s novels that pertained to different parts of the tour. He was even able to recommend a GSP novel that would likely be appropriate and interesting for my daughter. I’m glad to say that we’re about 100 pages into our first GSP novel (Freckles) and my daughter is Gene’s...

Here's a place that deserves more visitors. Heroine of conservation and ecology, Indiana's Aldo Leopold, check. Gorgeous unique architecture and fantastic inside decor, check. Extremely sympatico tour guide, check. So bring the kiddos, spark their interest, then have them read one of her kidcentric novels. As a Wisco gal who read many of her books, I'm calling on my Hoosier compatriots to catch up to your neighbor lol! Note the opening hours are not the tour schedule. As of this writing, 11am and 2pm only times to enter the house key...

My daughter and 10 year old granddaughter and I visited here on fall break. We toured the house, walked the grounds and had a nice visit with the Docent who was very knowledgeable. I learned more about Indiana's famous author on this visit than I had years ago. Well worth it. I appreciate how the Docent talked with my granddaughter asking her for her observations. On the way home we read, "a Girl of the Limberlost" out loud which was a nice finish...