About Author

Kristin Schmidt Larson, a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, writes a novella about her father, Harold "Herr" Schmidt, and his adventures on the Schmidt Family Circus.  She intertwines her adventures on the traveling carnival throughout South Dakota.  This memoir takes readers on a nostalgic journey through the author’s childhood, spent amidst the vibrant world of carnivals, circuses, and life on the road in a caravan. 

Kristin Schmidt Larson remains a 'carni' at heart as she travels between Bismarck, North Dakota; Fargo, North Dakota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Sioux City, Iowa, for her two businesses Simple Kindness and Kind Skin and to visit family. Her heart is a part of the Dakotas, and she loves to travel to see the wide open spaces and reflect upon the memories.