I finally had the opportunity to stop at Kinnikinnick Farm on a glorious summer day! The last time I visited, the snow was blowing sideways in a 30 m.p.h. wind, so driving up the road to the farm under a brilliant blue sky and puffy white clouds was a treat. In case this is your first visit, Kinnikinnick Farm is a working farm. You can stay there in one of 5 handsome, eggplant-hued tents on the property. You make your meals from farm goodies, or the farmers will make pizza in their wood-burning oven for you. You can hike, milk a goat, let your kids experience where their food comes from. You can borrow a bike and ride the country roads to the little nearby towns and festivals. It’s a beautiful setting.
Here is a glimpse of a summer stay at Kinnikinnick in photographs. There is a slide show below, but if that doesn’t work on your computer for some reason, the gallery of pictures is below it. There is an in depth article in the blog archives if you’re interested. You can go to the Featherdown Farms web site to look into reservations for your stay. If you decide to visit, please tell them Mary the Mental Farmer sent you.
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- Sleeping cupboard in main room of tent for giggly little ones. Heart cut out in the doors for peeking!
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- Bunk beds in the 2nd bedroom of each tent.
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- Mom and Dad have their own room, with a queen size featherdown bed. Yum.
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- Pictures of baby farm animals adorn the walls inside each tent.
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- Well pump, built into the counter over sink. Hand coffee grinder mounted on the wall behind.
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- I love the candle burning chandelier!
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- Dining table with brightly colored chairs in each tent.
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- Reading area in the main room of tent, trunk for storage. Notice the floors!
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- Cook stove and a tub of firewood in the main room of each tent.
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- The women’s side of the Bath House.
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- Looking out of the Women’s side of the Bath House.
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- As David said: Adirondack meets Scandinavia in the Bath House.
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- Onions, garlic, and other farm goodies for sale.
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- I love this old chest and the dried hydrangeas.
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- There are treats available, like mac and cheese, popsicles, and ice cream.
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- There is a nice selection of staples and it’s all on the honor system.
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- Honor Store and Bath House Buildings.
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- It takes 6 hours of tending to heat the wood burning pizza oven properly.
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- David at the wood burning pizza oven, getting ready to make pizza for guests.
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- Goat with blue collar.
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- Handsome goat having his hay.
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- Guinea Fowl pecking around the goat and sheep pen.
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- Sheep at dinner, munching away at their hay. The visiting kids were fascinated.
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- Featherdown Tents in the field as we drove up to Kinnikinnick Farm.
08/30/2011 at 11:22 am
I tagged along with Mary on this trip, and I absolutely loved the concept of camping with children right on the farm! The “camping” is really GLAMPING, with wood floor tents and well appointed insides that will bring a smile to your face.
I just had to look at the faces of the kids staying with their parents that day to see the excitement and joy! AND there wasn’t ONE ROLLER-COASTER in sight! Nice to see!
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08/30/2011 at 11:26 am
OR a video game! I think you are right about the glamping, LP!
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