The Boars Abode

The Boars Abode The Boars Abode is a perfect destination for outdoor enthusiasts, hobbyists, and special event gatherings. Please call for more details!

What started out as a small family farm operation in the 1940's, The Boars Abode is now the perfect destination for outdoor enthusiasts, hobbyists, and special event gatherings.

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 27: Classified: The Original CrewAs we near the end of this series, we’d be remi...
08/25/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 27: Classified: The Original Crew

As we near the end of this series, we’d be remiss not to mention the crew that started it all.

Photographic evidence of this crew is pretty hard to come by, and these two pictures are basically it. One shows Aaron with enough ducks to prove he actually hunts. 🦆 The other shows Bruce, who pretty much grew up alongside this duck-hunting crew.

Eleven years ago, we met a group of hunters from the Cities while celebrating a friend’s birthday at The Prairie Inn in Morris. The following year, they became our very first guests at The Boars Abode.

Eleven years later, they’re still coming back every fall, like the migratory birds they hunt. 😂

The friendships have grown, the stories have multiplied, and the photographic evidence remains suspiciously scarce.

Some memories belong in your heart and are best kept safely off the internet. 🍻🦌😅

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 26: Coming Together“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress...
08/24/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 26: Coming Together

“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” — Henry Ford

The Farmhands may be a little taller, a lot bigger, and considerably harder to get to cooperate for a picture😂… but we're still working together, having fun, and enjoying this whole adventure.

2019 → 2025. Same boys. Same teamwork. Just more horsepower, more height, and more mischief. 🐗❤️

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 25: Mom’s Blueprint… Sort Of 😂Fourteen years ago, when Bruce was born, I dreamed...
08/24/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 25: Mom’s Blueprint… Sort Of 😂

Fourteen years ago, when Bruce was born, I dreamed of having a playground for him and his future siblings. I started looking at Walmart playsets, but after seeing roughly 1,093 steps in the assembly directions, I said, “Forget it!” 😂 Some people can follow directions and a clear plan- I don't have the patience or mental capacity for that! Instead, I build it in my head then create these lovely chicken-scratch blueprints that make perfect sense… to me and unfortunately, only me! 😅 This playground became one of my first construction projects.

Fast-forward to the rebuilding process:  apparently my design planning skills hadn’t improved…just more chicken scratch blueprints. 😂

When the concrete crew showed up, I had outlined the sidewalks with every garden hose and extension-cord we had, then handed them my “blueprints” to figure out the rest…Poor guys. 😅 But somehow, they followed my plans, nailed the vision, and helped make it a reality. We were back in business! Teamwork makes the dream work! ❤️

Side note: With the exception of The Boars Abode barn, all of the original outbuildings were unfortunately lost in the infamous winter of ’97. ❄️

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 24: Family EffortEveryone pitched in, did their part, and somehow we survived th...
08/22/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 24: Family Effort

Everyone pitched in, did their part, and somehow we survived the mud, the mess, and my rebuild ideas. 😂

And remember earlier when I said Aaron never bucked my crazy ideas? Well… that was definitely a newlywed exaggeration. 🤣 By this point, he was really questioning my plans. 

Typically, I’m the one who wants to build, construct, landscape, and tackle every crazy project I can dream up… while he’s perfectly happy in the kitchen cooking and baking. 😅

But when I need him, he's always there to help tackle the tough jobs too. Whether he’s hauling me rocks for my birthday or just being my rock, he and these boys are pretty amazing. ❤️

I grab the power tools, he grabs the mixing bowl, the boys jump in wherever they’re needed, and somehow… it works. 🥰

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 23: Mom Power: ActivatedSo… the barn fell down.But that wasn’t the end of our st...
08/21/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 23: Mom Power: Activated

So… the barn fell down.

But that wasn’t the end of our story. No time for sulking. Grab the tools. Tear off what’s broken. Clear the mess. Start again. 🔨

Because every mom (and dad) knows… sometimes you’re cruising along, feeling like you’ve got it all together, and suddenly life hands you a giant pile of “Are you kidding me?”

Three steps forward. Two steps back. Still moving. 💪

Honestly, the best part was realizing it isn’t about what you built, It’s learning you were capable of rebuilding it. ❤️🤍❤️

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 22: What the Big Bad Wolf Couldn’t Blow Down, Minnesota Snow Did. 😂7 years ago, ...
08/20/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 22: What the Big Bad Wolf Couldn’t Blow Down, Minnesota Snow Did. 😂

7 years ago, the kids had just come in from playing outside for hot chocolate. After getting them served, I headed down to the lean-to to feed and water the animals. Once the fur-friends were taken care of, I headed back upstairs to check on the kids.

20 seconds later… BOOM. 💥

I ran up the stairs to make sure everyone was okay and to figure out what caused the insanely loud crash.

They all stared at me like I was crazy: “Yeah, we’re fine… but ARE YOU okay?! We thought YOU fell down the stairs!” 

Nope. Turns out the entire lean-to roof had just caved in. And the crazy part? I had been standing in there seconds earlier (none of the animals were hurt either!🙏).

Sometimes you work hard to build something, only to watch it come crashing down. And sometimes, you just stand there staring at the rubble and wonder, Well… now what?

You start over and clear the mess, pick up what you can, and keep building.

Because the things we build may not always last, but the memories and people we build them with do.❤️

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 21: Grandmas Gone Wild 😂At The Boars Abode, our Grandparents haven’t just sat on...
08/19/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 21: Grandmas Gone Wild 😂

At The Boars Abode, our Grandparents haven’t just sat on the sidelines. They got recruited! Between babysitting, making meals, providing taxi service, pitching in wherever needed, and joining the porch-sitting crew, we are incredibly blessed to have had 5 amazing grandmas, and The Mayor, Grandpa Kevin, present in our lives helping keep our crew afloat. ❤️

Nothing says “quality family time” quite like Grandma squeezing the trigger while the grandkids teach her how to shoot targets. 😂🎯

They say it takes a village to raise a family… and around here, we’ve definitely put our village to work. 😂

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 20: The Hen House Incident 😂Every now and then, country living provides a story ...
08/19/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 20: The Hen House Incident 😂

Every now and then, country living provides a story you couldn’t make up if you tried.

This particular day, we were porch-sitting and shooting targets, when our dog decided he had better things to do. He took off into the wildlife, flushed a hen, and proceeded to chase it right into the glass front doors of The Boars Abode. 💥🐔

Dead. Right there.

And just like that… what appears to be a hen shot out of season is actually the aftermath of one seriously unexpected farmyard pursuit 😮

I have never seen a dog look so proud of himself. 🐓 He stood there next to it like, “Dinner is served, family.”

Just another peaceful day at the farm. 🐗😂

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 19: The Mystery is Solved!😂The  “Weirdest Thing Left Behind” is…🥁 THE BOBBY PIN....
08/18/2026

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 19: The Mystery is Solved!😂

The  “Weirdest Thing Left Behind” is…

🥁 THE BOBBY PIN.

Our all-boy family had NO idea what these tiny, crinkly, paper-clip-looking contraptions stashed in random places were for. 😂

To the boys, they weren’t hair accessories… they were lock picks. 🕵️‍♂️ And naturally, their first question was: “Why in the world would anyone need so many lock picks?!” 🔐

Good thing they’re handy on the farm, because they’ve still got a lot to learn about women. 😂

TO BE CONTINUED EDIT: No correct guesses yet, so here's your hint: This series is according to 10–14-year-old boys. Thei...
08/15/2026

TO BE CONTINUED EDIT: No correct guesses yet, so here's your hint: This series is according to 10–14-year-old boys. Their definition of “weird," “crazy,” “gross,” and “worth telling” may differ slightly from yours.
So for now… think small. 😏

🎬🐗 The Boars Abode After Dark — Episode 18: The Lost & Found Files $50 GIVEAWAY 💲

🕵️‍♀️👇 According to our Farmhands, what’s the weirdest/strangest thing they've found left behind at The Boars Abode?

Drop your guesses below! 👇 Correct guesses will be entered to win a $50 gift card!

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