Math Never Tasted So Good
By Fran Hill 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986 … . It goes on into infinity. The digits never stop, and never repeat. Most simple uses do shorten pi...
View ArticleA Ghost Town Called Spokane
By David Ford Editor’s Note: The mining town of Spokane, 16 miles northeast of Custer, was founded in 1890. The surrounding hills produced gold, silver, copper, zinc, mica and graphite. Mining proved...
View ArticleSome Things Never Change in S.D.
By Katie Hunhoff South Dakotans have patiently awaited the joyful harbingers of spring: a tree beginning to bud, a flash of color from a tulip, grass slowly changing hue from brown to green. But the...
View Article“Very Hard Traveling”
By Michael Zimny ((img|buffalo-soldiers-bicycle-04-03-19-2.jpg|width=759)) The 25th Infantry U.S. Army Bicycle Corps in the badlands of Montana. If you happened to be working in southwestern South...
View ArticleHerbert Hoover, The Historian
By Jon Lauck Editor’s Note: Herbert T. Hoover, longtime South Dakota historian and professor of history at the University of South Dakota, died on March 21 at age 89. This story, written by fellow...
View ArticlePasqueflower Pursuit
By Christian Begeman When I decided to seriously pursue capturing outdoor, nature and wildlife photos back in the summer of 2009, one of my highest priorities was to find and photograph the...
View ArticleHey Winter, Beet It
By Fran Hill The calendar says that it is spring, and I, for one, am ready for the fresh, lighter foods that are associated with the season. It is a time for vegetables that aren’t roasted or mashed or...
View ArticleThe First Toilet of Spring
By Roger Holtzmann We are just over a week into spring, that most glorious season when flora and fauna awake from their annual slumber and life renews itself. I am especially heartened by the sun this...
View ArticleEasy as Tamale Pie
By Fran Hill I love tamales. Whenever I spot them on the menu at a Mexican restaurant, there is no question about what I will order. There is a certain satisfaction in peeling back the corn husk to...
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May/June 2019 ((img|MayJune19.jpg|width=250)) Jaycee Jessop and Angie Bartel hike the Cheyenne River breaks near Wasta as a thunderstorm passes. Photo by Chad Coppess/S.D. Tourism. Pilgrimage for the...
View ArticleSouth Dakota’s Death Valley
By Colin Kapitan Major League Baseball has long been known for its blend of interesting and controversial characters. One of the most interesting of the pre-1920 era was Deadwood native James "Death...
View ArticleEmbrace the Funk
By Michael Zimny ((img|zimny-skunk-05-08-19.jpg|width=400)) Could skunks be considered our misunderstood friends of the animal kingdom? Skunks get a bad rap. Processes evolutionary (or divine) enhanced...
View ArticleTapped Out
By Fran Hill Lately, I have been struggling with writing inspiration. My schtick of telling a little story with a tentative segue to a recipe just isn’t there. I don’t feel like I currently have any...
View ArticleIn Full Swing
By Christian Begeman For the last seven years, I’ve tried to visually document the first signs of new life in "spring journals." From the first wildflowers to the arrival of songbirds, rambling nature...
View ArticleBringing the Heat
By Fran Hill There was snow in western South Dakota this week. This wasn’t just a few spring flurries fluttering prettily in the air. Eight to 22 inches of heavy, wet snow fell in places in the Black...
View ArticleArcing Across the Big Sioux
Last weekend, crews began installing the first half of Sturgis sculptor Dale Lamphere's massive Arc of Dreams. The stainless steel sculpture, which is nearly the length of a football field, will...
View ArticleFrosting Zebras
By Katie Hunhoff ((img|royal-bake-shop-06-03-19-3.jpg|width=400)) Janine and Keith Ellis produce Zebras and numerous other pastries and baked goods with help from Sue Royle (center) and other staff at...
View ArticleHidden Trails
By Michael Zimny Whether you're visiting Rapid City or you live here, sometimes you might want to hike the Black Hills without first driving an hour. The Buzzard's Roost, Flume and Stratobowl Rim...
View ArticleRASDak Treats
By Fran Hill Summer is here! I had planned to share another amazing salad with you this week. However, my last post was a salad, and while I don’t believe you can ever have too many great salad recipes...
View ArticleThe Dusty Trail
By John Andrews ((img|fort-meade-byway-06-10-19-8.jpg|width=400)) Bear Butte is a nearly constant presence while traveling the Fort Meade National Backcountry Byway, a 5-mile winding gravel path in...
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