September 6, 2013 page B

First of all, please ignore one of the previous posts.  For some reason a web address appears and I haven't figured out what the problem is.  I have tried several things to no avail.

 On the drive to Pierre we crossed the "Wide Missouri"

When you drive for miles and notice the absence of trees, you appreciate Maine more.

Just before rolling into town, we passed 3 of these bad boys getting ready to harvest the miles and miles...

The crops did change however,  We saw a lot of Sunflower plants and Sorghum too.

We did make an unexpected stop along the way and stopped in the city of Mitchell to visit the Corn Palace.

We found Grammie across the street from the Palace saying hi to Mr. Corn Cobb.

The Corn Palace is actually a center of activity for meetings, gatherings and concerts.  The seating capacity is for 3000 people and even has a basketball court.

 

The outside front of the Corn Palace is changed each year.  If you look closely you can see corn of different colors, and various parts of the plant.

 In the early 1900's before it became the Capitol, there were several cities that were in the running for the Capitol.  After several years of competition and challenges, Pierre finally was selected. 

As you look at the desks in the Senate it appears that the desks were still the originals.  There was nothing to indicate electronics so I would imagine an oral Roll Call and voting procedure are still in use.

Meanwhile, outside of the building, the flowers were wilting as the temp reached 105 today.

We did also got over to the Cultural Center where there were many artifacts typical of life in the west.
There was however  a cloth Haversack found on the grounds at the Battle of Little Big Horn by Brings Plenty, a Mineconjon Sioux.

After a busy and hot day we had a meal at a Mexican restaurant.  We still have some final planning to do for our arrival in Rapid City tomorrow.