Happy Camping, Snapshot Farm

A "Snapshot Farm" as one of my recent lovely guests described my property. Atop a hill at the corner of 2 highways, convenient access, there is highway noise. If you like white noise, you may enjoy it, I do now. Watching the traffic also becomes a nice past time seeing many classic cars, huge campers, showoff motorcycles and semi's using j-breaks.... it just comes with the territory.  Drive into my property from a short trip on a gravel road to the quarter-ish mile gravel driveway past cornfields, a grove, huge oak and ash trees to the circle drive at the north of the house for site 1. Then continue a short distance further for site 2, north of the barn. I have 2 geriatric, female dogs that roam the land.  Emma is a black lab and Lady is a pit/terrior mix. They will likely introduce themselves by barking and running towards you, then a sniff check of your belongings. They are friendly as can be. and sometimes invade a little too much and have once because of their terrible manners snatched a campers leftover pizza!!! If you're okay with me pets roaming, beware they are food thieves. I also have 2 farm cats that wander around and often greet guests. If you are traveling with pets, or this kind of animal behavior will bother you, please give me a heads up, I promise you won't hurt my feelings. A walk around my 7 acre property you will find a grove with dirt trails, downed trees and native plants. I have a small garden to enjoy fresh vegetables and preserve food thru canning or drying. If veggies are ripe during your stay and look tasty, help yourself. Also feel free to rip out some weeds if you are ever so inclined. Near the garden is a hammock, junky-ish (sorry) wooden rock wall and tower with slide (if you have small children, this is remnants of a swing set from when my kids were little), a little old playhouse with chalk board inside,  and brick ring for fires, (firewood and fire starters are available for a small fee, ask in advance if you can) and logs to sit on or bring your chair, a sandbox is adjacent to this. This area is closet to site 1.  You will also find an outbuilding for storage in this area edged on the south hill with a pumpkin and gourd patch looking over the highway and north edge of the City of Blue Earth, corn fields, my fenced in pasture with prairie grass, clover, oak trees, and dirt-bike jumps my kids have made. My 2 story old barn was once a dairy cow barn where my great grandpa had 30-40 head for a number of years and then he converted the barn into his shop for his carpentry business. It's now my shop that I share with my dad and family to tinker on our projects. Next to the barn is and old shelter which will be housing some piggy wiggies coming in July. My chicken coop for my egg layer chickens is also there in the pig pen area. For your safety and the safety of my animals, please do not go inside the small fenced area unless I am with you. If you wish to do so or have any questions about the animals, please ask! :) Northwest of the barn/animal area is my parking garage and home. Northeast of the barn/animal area is site 2 and another storage shop. Please feel free to roam the property and check it all out. You will see wildlife on the property including rabbits, pheasant, deer, eagles, many other birds, neighbors cats, coyote, skunks and raccoon (mind your trash and food scraps and pets!) Start your morning with a perfect view of the sunrise (site 2), or a more shaded, sleep-in a bit (site 1) along with your favorite morning beverage. If your stop allows time to explore, take a walk on our country road or into town, approximately a mile and a half to restaurants, Visitors Center & Museum at the Jolly Green Giant Statue, hardware stores, Shell gas station & food mart or access to miles of paved trails around the town great for pedal bikes or electric, walking, and jogging . Explore and have fun locating the dozens of "Little Sprouts" (baby Green Giants) around town. On Main Street you'll find several cute shops and boutiques, Juba's Supervalu Grocery and Convenience Store, benches with shade and flowers to enjoy, the south end of Main Street there is a really nice swimming pool with zero depth, 2 water slides, a diving board with lap pool, concession stands, plenty of lounge chairs with big umbrellas,  tennis courts, playground and shelter areas. Very easy entrance and exit to Blue Earth, site is located at the intersection of Interstate 90 & HWY 169.