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Help us make it rightThe historic North Carolina home is the legacy of Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sandburg. Sandburg authored his writings in the solitude of these Connemara Farms, while his wife, Lilian raised her dairy goats on the pastures. Today, the Sandburg residence and goat barns are open to visitors.
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"Connemara" is the farm to which the famed poet and Lincoln biographer moved with his wife, Lillian, in 1945; he lived there until his death in 1967. Guided tours of their house, where Sandburg's papers still are scattered on his desk as if he had just left, and 12,000 of his books are on bookshelves, are given by National Park Service rangers. Kids enjoy a walk around the 264 acres of the...
Parking is a distance from the home but it is a very pleasant walk and not strenuous.
We visited early in the morning and ended up getting a private tour. As others mentioned, the house was empty with large posters depicting how it looked furnished. That did not detract from the tour as far as we were concerned. The park...
The building is having work done and all the contents have been moved out. Most people were told before they bought their tickets. We were not. Not sure we would have gone in had we known. The docent is very good explaining things but it is not the same has seeing the real things. The whole building needs work. The...
Gorgeous spring day with the forsythia ablaze. Since cars are parked at the bottom of a fairly steep five- to ten-minute walk, the climb up may tax those with breathing or knee issues. It's worth it, though. The intro video, a too-short (for me) compilation of an old Edward R. Murrow TV interview with Sandburg, comes across a bit dated...
Easy to moderate trails around the lake or all the way to the top of the mountain. Beautiful grounds and views. Do not miss the goat barn. In the spring the baby goats are so cute.
My wife is an English major and is "into" literature. She was delighted with the tour and I was too. Depending on the season you go here, the lake and leaves provide excellent photo opportunities. Don't miss visiting Connemara.
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