Little House on the Prairie's 50th Anniversary

This weekend my husband and I took a road trip to Simi Valley and we got to see a Little House Cast Reunion. It was an amazing event. Bluegrass music flowed, and the simi valley orchestra performed Little House songs. The sets were rebuilt and placed where they were, poppy seeds were planted, the roads were remade.. and many people dressed up period perfect. This photo sums up the day. The little girl wrote out a question for Melissa Gilbert, "Which dog did you like better, Bandit or Jack?" Melissa called her up to the stage and whispered in her ear, as if only to secretly share with the girl. Then she shared with us... JACK (Bandit was only in it for the treats. Ha ha!) 62 countries were represented over the three day event... about 1200 people came per day. Chris and I met people who traveled from Italy and Sweeden! Who knew?

[John Falconer]

50 years! Never! Lovely shot.

[Krista Mae]

@johnfalconer Thank you, John! ...and how cool was her daddy to dress up like, Pa Ingalls!

[Dorothy]

Like John, 50 years!!! Great photo.

[Krista Mae]

@illinilass Thank you, Dorothy! :0)

[CC Folk]

Oh...now that sounds like a fun day! Cute photo!

[Krista Mae]

@gardenfolk It was the best! It was a 3 Day event. We went only one... but I wish we went all three days.

[Rick]

Cool capture. Definitely sounds like a fun event. Great capture.

[Sand Lily]

How nice to see this reunion.

[Krista Mae]

@rickster549 Thank you, Rick!

[Krista Mae]

@sandlily Thank you Sand Lily!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

no way, this was a part of my childhood waiting for each new episode!

[Christina]

I love the books and episodes too - what a fabulous weekend you must have had!

[Susan Wakely]

Oh I am sure that this was a fun event.

[Monica]

It sounds like fun!

[Krista Mae]

@monicac @wakelys @christinav @koalagardens Thank you all for your sweet comments. I appreciate your support!

[Krista Mae]

@koalagardens Me too, and I learned I was not alone! Thanks for sharing. I was shocked at the fanbase-still!

[Krista Mae]

@christinav Thank you, Christina! I'm glad to see I wasn't the only fan. Thanks for sharing.

[Krista Mae]

@monicac Thanks, Monica! It was!

[Krista Mae]

@wakelys Thanks Susan, it sure was!

[Boxplayer]

Oh my goodness so envious, loved that series as a child and I love the original books too

[Steve Chappell]

Lovely capture

[haskar]

Lovely shot.

[Brian]

Lovely to see the reunion. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻