Our first (scheduled) stop was at the Historic Cove Fort. We were the only visitors there and were able to get the condensed kid-friendly version of the tour. Before we entered the fort, we went into the cabin where President Hinckley's grandparents lived with their 7 children. It was tiny and I was very thankful that we have a little more space! Our boys said they wouldn't have minded it all, until the missionary told them that the large flat screen TV mounted on the wall wasn't there when people lived in that cabin. 
This is inside of the fort. We got to look into the individual rooms and heard some great stories about what life in this fort would have been like. The fort was built because of concerns that there would be trouble with the local indians. But Chief Kanosh and his band joined the Church and lived peacefully with the pioneers. The only shot fired inside the fort was fired by one of the Hinckley sons. He accidentally hit his brother (Pres. Hinckley's father) in the knee and they were never able to remove the ball.
The large trees inside of the fort are the original locust trees planted by the Hinckley's. Oh what storied they could tell. I love old trees!
This was my favorite! A rug loom. It was in the room where they talked about how the pioneers did their laundry and recycled everything. The matress covers were turned into pants. The pants were turned into rags. The rags were torn into strips. The strips were woven into rugs. And when the rug wore out, it was burned in the fireplace. The ashes from the burnt rug were saved and used for lye. And the lye was combined with fats to make soap. That soap would be used to wash the mattress covers...
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