Laura Lincoln

Laura Lincoln was born Laura Ellen Nelson on January 7, 1977. The family lived in a 100-year-old farmhouse on 21 acres in the Wakarusa river valley of rural Eastern Kansas. Laura could saddle a horse before she could tie her shoe or tell time and spent her days in the country entertaining herself by putting on different shows for her first audience of 3 dogs, 4 horses, 16 cats and one pig. Laura had a creative mind at an early age and always came up with many characters. Weather it was Dr. Betty the Hanoverian, a Solid Gold Dancer, or a Southern Belle, Laura's creative mind always gave the audience a great performance. Growing up she was in 4H, loved to show horses, and began barrel racing at the age of 9. Her showmanship and riding won her many awards. Laura attended dance classes and performed on stage in many productions through high school. She also participated in Track & Field events. After high school, while attending Butler County Junior College in El Dorado, KS, she broke the record for shot put, was an All American, and earned a full ride scholarship Boise State University in Boise, ID. After college Laura moved back to Kansas and began a career in Cosmetology. After years of building a successful client base she opened 'Lalo's' her own salon in January 2010. She and her husband James Lincoln founded the non-profit 'Lincoln's Lodge Sanctuary' in 2014.