Aug. 13, 2026: 2026 People’s Choice 1st place Levi Briggs River Bluff RV Park 2nd place Tyler VanAsperen Choo Choo BBQ #1 3rd place Bryan Hanson Fort Pierre Livestock 4th place Alex Taylor Titan Machinery   2026 Backyard BBQ Competition Top 10 1st place tie Tom Schonert Tyler VanAsperen Man Cav e BBQ Choo Choo BBQ#1 3rd place Bryan Hanson Fort Pierre Livestock 4th place Brian Bachmann Chase Auto RV 5th place Eric Harms Choo Choo BBQ #2 6th place Dusty Hepper Ranch Hand BBQ 7th place Dana Iversen Bad River Mafia 8th place Beck Motors 9th place Levi Briggs River Bluff RV Park 10th place Oahe Pawn       Aug. 7, 2026: The Verendrye Museum‘s annual Backyard BBQ Competition fundraiser starts this evening (Aug. 7, 2026) at Fischers Lilly Park in Fort Pierre. Darby Nutter with the Museum Board says there’s a team calcutta tonight at 6pm CT. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/08/080726-backyard1.mp3 Nutter says there’s a breakfast at 6am Saturday. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/08/080726-backyard2.mp3 Nutter says attendees are able to purchase tickets to eat some brisket. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/08/080726-backyard3.mp3 ...read more read less