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| Capitol at Pierre, South Dakota |

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| State Capitol main hall with scaglione columns, Pierre, SD |

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| South Dakota State Seal |

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| Bismarck, ND, capitol bldg: art deco office |

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| North Dakota State Seal in Capitol |

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| Stave Church replica at the Hjemstodt Museum in Moorhead, MN, just across the river from Fargo, ND |

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| Wouldn't it be nice? Saw the Oak Ridge Boys, Redlin Art Center, Watertown, SD, Aug. 2, 2008 |

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| One of the cities that vied for the capital in the 1800's; hosts the State Fair each August |

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| 2008 Corn Palace in Mitchell |

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| Sioux Falls Park - our first stop in South Dakota |
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| Historic Governors Mansion, Bismarck, ND - home of Governors until 1960 |

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| Bismarck/Mandan, ND, Elks Lodge: Teddy Roosevelt Bar |

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| Fort Abraham Lincoln, Mandan, ND - home of General and Mrs. Custer 1875 |

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| Not where we want to be in the winter! |

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| Can you say "Cowboy" - just one of two in Watertown, SD |

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| DeSmet, SD - home of Laura Ingalls Wilder |

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| The largest pheasant along Hwy 14 in Huron, SD: it is big! |

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| EROS just outside Sioux Falls - everything you want to know about the weather and land |

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| Butterflies enjoying a meal at the Sertoma Butterfly House in Sioux Falls |

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| Just one of 800 beautiful winged creatures at the Butterly House, Sioux Falls |
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