Yes, you read that right, today we will stop by a drug store (for entertainment...the store, not the drugs) and a "palace" made of corn (upon the suggestion of friends, Pam and Steve Costelle...who better not be messin' with us). :-)
Seems every time we have a long drive, I end up dealing with financial issues (paying bills, dealing with credit cards, etc.), lots of work and emails. I found out two days ago that there were fraudulent charges to my credit card and I had to expire it and obtain a new one...while walking through a national park trying to keep cell phone reception - "Can you hear me NOW?!?"). These are not my fun days; however, we are breaking up the day with a couple of more off-beat stops. First, we stopped in Rapid City to pick up a couple of pieces of Indian Pottery. I am surprised at how terribly high the prices are on the Indian pottery...even at the small roadside "junk" stores. The tourists still go for it, so I guess this is why everything is so high. We went to Sioux Pottery outlet and I found the prices higher than at Wall Drug Store in Wall, SD. Actually, we found the prices at Wall Drug to be very competitive and often times less expensive than anywhere else we have visited. The success of Wall Drug store is a classic American success story - see: http://www.walldrug.com/ We had lunch (not bad...not great) and did a little shopping, then hit the road again. (I recommend the stop at Wall Drug for anyone with kids in the car - be prepared for them to get wet and run a little in the "backyard.")
We plan to stop tonight at Mitchell, SD, and visit the Corn Palace - this seems to be our lucky day. The manager at the RV park advised that we are here during the Corn Festival. Ken is pretty excited about this, so I need to go to calm him down as he drives. :-) More later.
Nite~ Carol and Ken
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Hey there...this is Nicole from the SD Office of Tourism. I enjoyed reading about your adventures and I am glad you had a good time in South Dakota! Come back and see us again soon! :-)
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South Dakota Office of Tourism
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ha ha ha hahhhhaaah! did you calm ken down, yet? love ya!
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Ken could hardly contain his enthusiasm from the trip to the Corn Festival. It was really cute...but staged more for the locals. They were fun to talk to and watch - we enjoyed strolling along the booths and eating food bad for the heart...but good for the soul. Love, Carol
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ReplyDeleteWe were very impressed with your state of SD...there is so much to do and the people are so very friendly. We will definitely come back to visit again and hope lots of our readers make the trip also. It was one of our favorite states on our journey. I even sent a submission in for a restaurant in Hill City, SD for inclusion into the Roadfood.com national food site...and it was selected for inclusion (even featured the Bumpin' Buffalo's buffalo burger and onion rings as the restaurant of the day). I would say you have a good job in SD tourism. Thanks for checking out our blog. Peace, Carol Dawson and Ken Crutchfield