Abbie Gardner Cabin

Touring the Abbie Gardner Cabin

Good trip. We arrived at approximately 2:30 pm and made our way towards the entrance of the museum. We were greeted by an employee and given a quick introduction to the site. Admission into the museum...

Moving Experience

I saddens me that this isn’t being given the reverence it deserves. But what a great story of our ancestors. I think everyone should visit at least once.

Website says open today 12 to 4. It was not.

Neat to visit the site after reading her book. We highly recommend reading her book and visiting the site even if the inside isnt open.

An engaging docent at this historic site

I took my daughter here last week to learn about the murders and kidnappings of the settlers. We read the gravestones and calculated ages, then we read the inscriptions on the obelisk and went inside ...

Strong-Willed Women Take Note!

Abbie Gardner is one of the few pioneer women whose story stands alone in its heroism. Captured by renegade members of the Dakota tribe, Abbie survived a forced march north that resulted in the murder...