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festival
September 2007
Music: “When it Rains” by Anna Coogan and North19
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While in Montana in September 2007, we had plans to stop in Lewistown to get set up with a satellite internet system. The installer, Ron, had an extra RV spot at his home for friends, complete with hookups and invited us to stay there for a few days. The satellite system was a new model and there were a few wrinkles in getting it set up right.
Ron was a member of an on-line RV forum I participated in. Retired, Ron did satellite system installs for other forum members at one price no matter how long it took.
While there, we shared supper with Ron and his wife several times in their house and once at the Black Bull Saloon and Steakhouse in Hobson. We also took in the 2007 Lewistown Chokecherry Festival and the What the Hay “hay art” contest that stretched over 21 miles in Judith Basin County between the towns of Hobson and Windham. As, well they took us on a couple of other drives out into the Montana countryside.
“What the Hay” is now also called the “Montana Bale Trail.”
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Lewistown, Chokecherry Festival, and Montana Bale Trail information:
- Lewistown Chamber of Commerce
- Lewistown Chokecherry Festival
- Lewistown in Wikipedia
- Montana’s Russell Country
- Bureau of Land Management
- Montana Bale Trail
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The day we decided to visit Deadwood, South Dakota, turned out to be during the “Kool Deadwood Nights” festival.
We had no idea that there was anything special going on until we got there. When we had trouble finding a place to park, we almost decided to head on down the road to see other places and sights.
Deadwood’s Main Street was filled with the chairs of people who were planning to attend the night’s entertainment. We have no idea who was performing that night and we were not prepared to stay that late.
Kool Deadwood Nights: Car lovers come together for four days full of classic cars, classic music and classic fun. It’s a 50’s and 60’s sock hop—Deadwood style. Enjoy parades, show and shines and FREE concerts on Main Street featuring the biggest names in rock ‘n roll history.1
Deadwood, named for dead trees found there when it was established, was illegally settled in the 1870s in territory granted to native tribes in the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. An expedition led by George Armstrong Custer in 1874 announce the discovery of gold in the Black Hills. The news, of course, triggered a gold rush, and gave rise to the lawless town of Deadwood.
The town’s early history forms the basis for the storyline of the HBO TV series named Deadwood.
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Deadwood references:
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1 Deadwood Chamber of Commerce.
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While it was pretty hot last weekend, we did get to see quite a bit. We drove a good percentage of the coast from near the Mississippi state line almost to Pensacola Florida – including taking the ferry from Dauphin Island, Alabama.
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I had four days off in a row and we took a mini-vacation to the Mississippi coast. It was hot, hot, hot – but, at least, we had the opportunity to see and do something other than sitting at home in the air conditioning since it’s even hotter at home.
We did get to see some fireworks.
I was pretty pleased to get these pictures. I’ve always had problems getting good images of fireworks.
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Farmers’ Market, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, September 13, 2008
On Saturdays, rain or shine, from the middle of April through the beginning of November, the market is held around the state Capitol Square and on Wednesdays during the same period it is held in the 200 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., rain or shine.
During the winter, it can be found at other locations — indoors, of course.
The market is a producer-only farmers’ market. All products in the market are produced by the vendor doing the selling. No resale is allowed.
The Dane County Farmers’ Market (DCFM), operating continuously since 1972, is an outlet for Wisconsin-produced homegrown fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese, eggs, bakery products, cider, maple syrup, honey, sorghum, fresh and dried flowers, herbs, houseplants, jams and jellies, pickles and other prepared food products.
… intended to give growers and producers of goods and consumers an opportunity to deal directly with each other, rather than through third parties.
… intended to enhance the Capitol-Concourse area of the City of Madison.
More information on the farmers’ market can be found on the Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Square website.
Other posts on the Farmer’s Market in Madison:
- Farmer’s Market
- Rainy Market Day
- Downtown Madison
- A capitol market
- Peppers at the Market
- Fine day at the market
- Madison, Wisconsin Farmer’s Market – A New Photo Gallery
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