More history in South Dakota

We didn't plan it this way, but it just so happened that right across the road from our campground in Belvidere, SD, was 1880 Town - Dakota Territory. So, this morning, before we hit the road, we checked it out. You would think we would be tired of looking at "old" things, but we love learning about how things were in years past, so we really enjoyed our time there.











We had us a sarsaparilla while we watched a live show at the local saloon. It was very authentic.....I kept expecting Miss Kittie to come down the stairs. :-) Most of the buildings were
furnished as they would have been back then.....a jail, two beautiful old churches, a bank, doctor's office, school house....there was even an old homestead complete with clothes hanging on a clothesline, etc. It was very interesting. The movie, "Dances With Wolves" was filmed nearby and they had a lot of the movie props there. We had lunch in an old train dining car. It made me think of my grandson, David, because he LOVES The Polar Express and his favorite part is the "hot chocolate" scene.




















The rest of the day was spent in travel, as we head eastward. We did, however, succumb to curiosity and take a little break in Mitchell, SD to check out the Corn Palace. How could we pass up an opportunity to see a palace made of corn???? Believe it or not, a good part of both the inside and outside of the building are made of different colors of corn cobs and husks. They re-do the "corn" parts of the buildings every year and they've been doing this for over 100 years.












Tonight we are camping in North Sioux City, SD. Until tomorrow.....