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ar[01] = "  Mt. Rushmore is South Dakota's top tourist drawing attraction.                         "
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ar[03] = "  You can stand on Crazy Horse's outstretched arm.                       On the monument that is.    "
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ar[05] = "  Lewis and Clark Lake is the largest lake on the Missouri River.                        "
ar[06] = "                                                                                         "
ar[07] = "  South Dakota's State fair is at the end of July and continues into August.             "
ar[08] = "                                                                                         "
ar[09] = "  August is a great time to visit South Dakota to enjoy Lewis and Clark festivals.       "
ar[10] = "                                                                                         "
ar[11] = "  Elk Point has a Lewis and Clark festival in August.                                    "
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ar[13] = "  Mobridge on Lake Oahe has a Lewis and Clark festival during August.                    "
//ar[14] = "                                                                                       "
//ar[15] = "  Omaha's Joslyn Art Museum has many activities in addition to great and rare art.               "
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//ar[17] = "  Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo has an Indoor Aviary, Giant Aquarium, and an IMAX theater.            "
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//ar[19] = "  If you have heard Mannheim Steamroller, then you have heard some of Omaha's finest.            "
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//ar[21] = "  More people have danced to the Fishheads music than any other Omaha band.                      "
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//ar[23] = "  Omaha has more golf courses than any other city.                                               "
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//ar[25] = "  Thomas Mangelsen, nature photographer, went to high school in Omaha, Nebraska.                 "
//ar[26] = "                                                                                       "
//ar[27] = "  New Age composer Peter Buffett was raised in Omaha, the place his dad Warren makes home. "
//ar[28] = "                                                                                       "
//ar[29] = "  Omaha's Convention Center will be ready soon.                                        "
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//ar[31] = "  Omaha's Old Market area is a favorite place for tourists and locals alike.  Good food - drink."
//ar[32] = "                                                                                       "
//ar[33] = "  \"I think I'll stay over here. I've seen plenty of frontier towns.\" - Abe Lincoln in Council Bluffs, December 1859! "
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//ar[35] = "  On Juy 4th, 2004, Omaha will celebrate the holiday for the 150th time.                   "


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