The Magic of Autumn in South Dakota
By Katie Hunhoff ((img|katie-fall-events-09-24-19.jpg|width=400)) Ride along the Herman & Milwaukee Railroad in Madison's Prairie Village and then find your favorite pumpkin. Photo by Historic...
View ArticleFeeling the Bern in Roscoe
By Michael Zimny ((img|sanders-couch-10-02-19.jpg|width=400)) Linda Roesch's Bernie-blue couch returns for another presidential election. On a residential street in Roscoe (pop. 299), a weathered sofa...
View ArticleRainy Days in the Black Hills
The fall colors have peaked through Spearfish Canyon, and more than a foot of snow is predicted in some parts of the Black Hills Wednesday through Friday. Christian Begeman toured the Hills last...
View ArticleGrowing YOUth in De Smet
By Christian Begeman If you’ve followed this column for any length of time, you’ll find that I don’t shoot photos of people very often. I’m more interested in pristine landscapes or intricate details...
View ArticleThe Garden’s Last Hurrah
By Fran Hill I spent much of yesterday picking the last of the peppers, digging carrots, pulling beets and cutting fragrant bouquets of herbs in preparation for forecasted snow. My social media feed...
View Article2019 South Dakota Gift Guide
Looking for South Dakota-made gifts this year? Enjoy our South Dakota Gift Guide featuring art, jewelry, furniture, foods and other treasures created by folks from our great state.View it here or read...
View ArticleThe Mouth of the James
Most autumns, it’s not easy for boaters and photographers to explore the mouth of the James River because of low water levels. This year, however, the river has been at record-high levels, so South...
View ArticleGuiltless Comfort
By Fran Hill We are entering the season of creamy casseroles, cheesy pastas, rich, slow-cooked meats and everything that makes you want stretchy pants after dinner. As the temperature dips, we seek...
View ArticleSouth Dakota’s Spooky Side
By John Andrews It seems every town in South Dakota has a ramshackle old house that people believe to be haunted. In Lake Norden, it was just down the street from my house. It was small and had long...
View ArticleNovember/December 2019
((img|NovDec19.jpg|width=250)) A cone at Lemmon's Petrified Wood Park is decorated with a holiday wreath. Origin Stories: New South Dakotans share their holiday traditions. The Badlands Ranch: Phil...
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Nov/Dec 2019 ((img|NovDec19.jpg|width=250)) A cone at Lemmon's Petrified Wood Park is decorated with a holiday wreath. Origin Stories: New South Dakotans share their holiday traditions. The Badlands...
View ArticleGrottos of South Dakota
By Michael Zimny The Midwest was host to a unique folk art movement in the early 20th century, as German-American Catholics brought with them the grotto tradition. There are two small grottos in South...
View ArticleWall Drug Wanderlust
By Fran Hill I can't remember ever having a Wall Drug doughnut. As a kid, we often stopped at this iconic West River tourist destination on our trips to the Black Hills. I very well could have sampled...
View ArticleA Glimpse of Fall
By Christian Begeman The fall of 2019 was moody and somewhat mysterious. It arrived late and left early. The abundant rains of this year’s warmer months kept the landscape green long into October. When...
View ArticleA New Thanksgiving Dessert
By Fran Hill Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and in case you don’t have your menu finalized, I am here to offer yet another dessert option for your meal of gratitude. Many years ago, my husband...
View ArticleThe Winter Deer Hunt
By John Andrews ((img|winter-deer-hunt-11-25-19-1.jpg|width=400)) Deer are the most popular big game species hunted in South Dakota. The state earns nearly $4.8 million annually in license revenue....
View ArticlePheasant Tales from South Dakota
By Katie Hunhoff Redfield recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of South Dakota’s first official pheasant hunt. Hundreds of men and women marched the cornfields of Spink County and then gathered...
View ArticleThe Utopia That War Built
By Michael Zimny ((img|igloo-12-4-19-3.jpg|width=759)) The Black Hills Ordnance Depot rose among the plains of Fall River County in 1942. There’s a lost city, out among the rolling hills of Fall...
View ArticleBlack and White Review
By Christian Begeman November tends to put me in a black and white mood. The end of the year has begun. No more green. No more leaves. Brown on brown. Bleak on bleak. Stark though it may be, there is...
View ArticleTurning to the River
By Bernie Hunhoff ((img|drifters-12-16-19-3.jpg|width=400)) Emily and Uriah Steber sat on the tailgate of their pickup and imagined how their restaurant, Drifters Bar and Grille, might fit along the...
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