On May 22nd We left Spearfish, SD and headed to the corn palace in Mitchell, SD.  We have been there before but they change the theme every year so we wanted to see what they had done for this year.  The last time we came it had Elvis, Willy and other famous singers displayed.  This year it was dedicated to the military.  It must take them a great deal of time and talent to put this building display together.  It is made of corn on the cob, corn husks and corn whiskers and it is a magnificent display.

It seemed that everywhere we went there was flooding.  The creeks and rivers were way too full and there was water in the fields and dips where it should not have been, to my way of thinking.

 Firesteel Creek was more river.

 Of course, you know there was no lack of old barns.  They were everywhere "we went"

 and miles and miles of fields and straight roads.

 Then we went down this dirt road that had a historic marker site pointing to it.  We went and went and went, not sure how far we are going and what there was to see.  We finally found it plus the keeper of the road.

It was a piece of land given to Abraham Lincoln for services rendered.  I hope Abraham knows that it is covered with Cows now.

And fields and fields.