History
Established in 1970
Larry’s Buffalo Creek Cabin has been a dream of the Pearman family for many years. The Pearmans started purchasing the land that makes up Buffalo Creek Ranch in the 1970’s.
The cabin sits on a secluded section of the ranch, close to the headwaters of Buffalo Creek. It is surrounded by walnut groves, green hayfields, steep ravines, and of course – the cool waters of Buffalo Creek.
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More About Larry’s Buffalo Creek Cabin
In 2015, Larry Pearman, a long-time cattleman in southwest Missouri, launched a small experiment into a new and different venue, “Agro-tourism”. He built a rental cabin on his family’s 1000 acre ranch, a couple miles outside of Neosho, Missouri. Devoted primarily to the production of Angus cattle, up to this point, he also added sheep to his livestock operation on the ranch.
“We had an old dairy barn on the property,” Will Hembree, a longtime employee of the ranch, shared a few more details about this new venture. “We tore it down and saved all the old lumber from that barn and used much of it for the cabin’s interior. We built a timber-framed loft into the design of the cabin. We also used the hinges and other pieces we found there throughout the cabin. The pieces that we needed and didn’t have, we found at area antique shops, keeping with the same theme throughout. We had some folks tell us, you know, you could plane that wood down and it would look like new but they didn’t understand, that the old wood look was just what we wanted and that’s what adds to the character of this rental cabin, while still featuring modern comforts, like heating and air conditioning.”
He continued. “We have people who have come from all over Missouri, from St. Louis and Kansas City as well as folks from as far away at Hawaii and New York and they love staying at the cabin and getting a taste of rural ranch life. Our cabin has remained busy during the summer, booked most weekends as well as during the week.”
Will further explained that in recent years, the cattle operation of the ranch has been down-sized, cutting back to 150 momma-calf pairs from the 350 they had managed in past years. “Larry might have an eye on some sort of retirement plans in the distant future,” Will added with a chuckle, “although I can’t imagine him actually retiring fully.”
Future plans for their continued involvement with “Agro-tourism”, includes the building of another vacation cabin in the next year or two. “The construction of this, our first cabin was a spare time project we worked on, in addition to our regular ranch chores and it took us nearly two years to get it to the place where it is now.”
“Today, we offer an opportunity for people with a variety of needs to come and just enjoy a few days on a real working ranch. We’ve met folks who are thinking about getting into hobby-farming themselves. A lot of people do not realize how much work is involved in raising the food we all eat. We have singles, couples, families with small children, all come to Larry’s Buffalo Creek Cabin. There is a lot of wildlife here as well and that’s one more thing many people come to enjoy. All of what we have here is a real change from city or suburban life.”
“We’ve been thinking about getting a couple of miniature horses and miniature donkeys,” he concluded. “We now have sheep and a couple of dairy goats we’ve been milking. We’re planning on making goat cheese and goat soap next. And there are always baby goats to bottle feed.”
Larry’s Buffalo Creek Cabin can be found and booked through Facebook or AirBnB, as well as via our Reservation Form.