moreĭriving by on highway 83 and after stopping in Strasburg to see Lawrence Welk Park, we decided to stop at his birthplace, even though it was not open for tours yet. Nearly 120,000 people of German heritage left Russia for the US. The 6.11 acre site is the homestead of Ludwig and Christina Welk, who immigrated from near Odessa, Russia, in 1893. There was a picnic table, I wish we would have brought a little. The Welk Homestead, located northwest of Strasburg, interprets agriculture in the early 20th century, German-Russian culture and architecture, and the career of bandleader Lawrence Welk, who grew up on the farm. The Ludwig and Christina Welk Homestead built in 1893 is an historic farm house located at 845 88th Street, South East in Strasburg, North Dakota.It is also known as the Lawrence Welk Birthplace, the Mike Welk Farm and ND SITS 32 EM 46. We were unable to go into the buildings because they close at 5:00 pm, so we just toured the outside area and it has beautiful scenery. A small home with outbuildings all overlooking a small. Apparently need to call up and set a reservation for a tour. Home / The Road to Nowhere / North Dakota / US83: Linton, Strasburg, and the Lawrence Welk Birthplace US83: Linton, Strasburg, and the Lawrence Welk Birthplace Cutting across America’s heartland, US83 remains a must-do long-distance bywaytransnavigating this broad, odd nation without once grazing a conventional tourist destination. moreĪccording to the website the site should have been open. This tour and birthplace of Lawrence Welk lacks the glitz and glamor of his award winning show but it s such a pretty peaceful place and such interesting historical information and living history of.

I happened to get there about 20 minutes before a rainstorm moved in so had to walk around a bit faster than I would have preferred, but it was well worth the stop.

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