ELK RIVER, Minn. -Visitors to the Oliver H. Kelley Farm enter the visitor center in the 21st century and walk out the back door into the 19th century. The Oliver H. Kelley Farm is maintained by the ...

He changed agriculture in our state and around the world. The Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River honors its namesake’s contribution to farming. “We portray farming in the 1860s and ’70s,” site manager ...

This summer, you can turn back the clock and step onto a working farm from the mid 1800’s but be ready to roll up your sleeves and engage in a few chores! The Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River is a ...

ELK RIVER, Minn. -Oliver H. Kelley knew little about farming when he settled near the town of Itasca in 1850. The son of a Boston tailor, Kelley settled on 189 acres on the banks of the Mississippi ...