Palmquist Farm

Summer has sailed by and fall is suddenly upon us. I’ve had to start covering the plants at night, and the leaves are turning orange and red one by one. The summer months move slower at Palmquist Farm, but the fall brings horse back riders. We’ve had several horse groups in the last few months including The Horse Goofs from western Wisconsin who were excited to be at The Farm for the second time. Another group of ladies called the Old Saddle Bags came from Thunder Bay, Canada to ride our scenic trails for five days. In the picture, they are riding down our driveway.

Jim Palmquist has been working hard at getting our own horses (Pat and Pete) back into shape after their dreamy, hay-filled, dirt-rolling vacation. Last winter we couldn’t use the horses to pull the sleigh because Pat injured his shoulder. He is now heeled and working hard for Andy, our new driver. Even though horses love to be worked, if you look closely at the picture, you may be able to see Pat and Pete’s tongues hanging out from exhaustion. Andy has been plowing the old-fashioned way in one of our fields this fall. It is neat to see the horses out in the field plowing like they did 60 years ago on this farm. The only sorrow that comes with this event is that Art Palmquist, Jim Palmquist’s father who passed away this spring, would have loved to be reminded of his childhood by watching these horses plow. Art is greatly missed by all of us at The Farm.

Since the fall is coming, we are looking forward to seeing many of our past hunters return as well as our new hunters. Mid October is almost completely booked, but we still have some room at the end of October and beginning of November. We also have space during the gun deer season this year, so make your reservation before the chances passes you by.