Our purpose in coming to Pierre was to visit dear friends Jim & Karen Stein from old Winnebago days. The only other reason for coming to Pierre is to go Walleye fishing.
Our party started with dinner at the Steins on Wednesday evening. On Thursday we drove up the east side of Lake Oahe and found a delightful picnic area on the shore of the lake. The picnic fare was designed to take us back to a great trip we had in France with the Steins in 2003. Before we left Minneapolis we went to Surdyks and purchased some pate de campagne, a nice ripe brie and a Livarot cheese that was out of this world.
Karen & Mary on the Rocks
Lake Oahe
Picnic on Lake Oahe
Toad
On the way back to Pierre we drove by some beautiful fields of sunflowers.
Sunflowers
On Thursday evening we had a delicious dinner at the Winnebago starting with grilled shrimp, followed by grilled pork tenderloin with grilled veggies and boiled new potatoes. The shrimp appetizer was accompanied by a Adelaida Version white wine and the dinner was blessed with a 1994 Chateau La Grange Bordeaux from my cellar.
Than we sat around the campfire, drank some more wine and enjoyed some nice chocolate.
On Friday our picnic lunch was on the Missouri River just below the Oahe dam but consisted of the same ingredients and a nice red wine of course.
Mary, Karen & Jim at Picnic
Dinner on Friday night was at the Grey Goose Saloon out in the country north of Pierre. Dinner choices were grilled walleye, prime rib and pork ribs. They did an excellent job cooking all of these.
Back at the Winnebago after dinner we enjoyed a little more wine and chocolate.
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