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Lake Sakakawea

7/31/2020

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Cousins Butch and Tammy have invited us for a ride and lunch on their pontoon boat.

It’s a beautiful Friday morning with blue skies and puffy clouds as we drive 50 miles north to Lake Sakakawea, a huge reservoir created by the completion of Garrison Dam in 1956. It is the second or third largest man-made lake in the United States by area or volume and sports over 1,300 miles of shoreline.
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We meet Butch and Tammy at their motorcoach then drive through Lake Sakakawea State Park to the marina. We load up the pontoon with coolers and snacks then Butch and Tammy begin their ballet of removing the lines and take the pontoon out to open water. We have a relaxing time cruising through some of the lake then Butch puts the boat into a little cove out of the wind. Tammy starts up the built-in gas grill and makes us a great meal. We have fun talking and eating our bbq’d lunch. The cruise back to the marina skims along an area of shoreline with huge homes for us to talk about and use our gawking skills. William and I have a terrific time with Butch and Tammy and thank them for the experience.
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On our way back to Bismarck we stop near the city of Underwood to watch the huge crane digging coal from the open pit Falkirk Mine. From our vantage point the cab of the crane is at least five times the height of a large Caterpillar earth-moving machine working nearby. Fascinating!

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