August 23
Before lunch we went for a walk on the Dry Run Creek Trail.
We didn’t see any birds, but it was a cool & breezy walk. The day got
windier as the day went on.
The number 1 restaurant in town is El Columpio Mexican
restaurant. While not bad food, it was rather bland.
After lunch we went to visit the Dakota Discovery Museum,
but it was closed until 2:00 due to some meeting going on. So, we picked up
some groceries and went home for a while.
We had a bit of a chuckle over the young lady that took our
admission fees. It was $6.00 per person and she used her calculator to tell us
it’s a total of $12.00. Our school system at its’ best. LOL
It really was a pretty comprehensive museum of the early
Dakotas and the surrounding states that were part of Dakota before it was split
up the way it is now into separate states. It showcased the Indians that lived
in the area then as well as early Pioneers. It advanced through the years and
had separate rooms for the various peoples that immigrated there. Upstairs they
had an art gallery of mostly local artists including Oscar Howe (of the Corn
Museum murals). He had some very interesting work.
thresher
the other side of the thresher
Charles Hargens - artist studio
Outside they had a collection of historical buildings of the
era.
church
school
historic home
railroad station
It was larger and more impressive than we expected.
Tomorrow, we have a short drive (this last drive to Mitchell was 6 hours, our longest to date) to Yangton which is still in South Dakota, but almost on the Nebraska line.
I'm finally up to date with the blog. It has been great having internet and add to that not having much to see or do it has been great to relax a bit. I'm still not feeling great with this sinus/allergy thing.
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