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Wild at Heart

Issue: 
October 2009

The nonelectric campsite offers guests a firsthand experience in settler-era living, with lighting by oil lamp, instruction in lost arts like tepee construction, demonstrations of horsemanship, and, of course, trips to the outhouse.

Trips to the outhouse
"I have everything that anyone needs to survive. I make my own lodging by hand, and I grow, find, or hunt my own food."
The nonelectric campsite offers guests a firsthand experience in settler-era living, with lighting by oil lamp
The preserve uses many rustic buildings like this old corn crib, which has been converted to store hay and equipment.
Demonstrations of horsemanship
Instruction in lost arts like tepee construction
A consummate outdoorsman, Eustace Conway (above and opposite) is intent on creating a completely natural environment for visitors at Turtle Island.
Photography by Tim Hussey