Bachelor farmer brothers leave behind a surprising gift that's now blooming in Iowa

[TexasTowelie]

THOR, Ia. — Two bachelor farmer brothers lived together much of their lives on a small farm in Humboldt County. They were friendly, if a bit reserved. Not many folks knew them well, so the word "reclusive" was tossed around.

Palmer Larson died at age 86 in January 2012, and his brother Roger died at age 82 six months later.

One would not expect much to be heard about them again.

But they left a surprise: a legacy that is just now coming into full bloom.

Here, in the middle of one of the most heavily farmed counties in Iowa, where public land is scant, the Larson brothers left 150 acres of highly productive land to the state to establish a prairie and wetland. Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area immediately became the largest wildlife area in Humboldt County, but it left some scratching their heads.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/06/18/iowa-bachelor-farmer-brothers-native-prairie-three-rivers-wildlife-management-area/695386002/

[TomSlick]

1. Thanks. Neat story.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Gosh, just goes to show you that you don't really know people, what they think,what they do.

What a great legacy they left for themselves. Thanks for posting. Made me feel a tad better about the other news.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

3. Good report, thanks.

[efhmc]

4. Absolutely amazing and totally wonderful.

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[DFW]

5. Islands of sanity and decency

Conspicuous in their rarity.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. K&R. Thanks, very inspiring story.

Informative history in the story, too. Had no idea that such a high percentage of prairie land is gone.....