Butterfly Week
Story and photos by Olaf Danielson ((img|butterfly-week-6-24-24-3.jpg|width=400)) A mustard white at the Waubay National Wildlife Refuge in Day County. Every year, a colorful bonanza appears on the...
View ArticleBlack Hills Blooms
Wildflowers are blooming throughout the Black Hills. Photographer Brittany Kahl spent a few days roaming the countryside and found these colorful and delicate plants.
View ArticleJuly/August 2024
((img|JulyAug24.jpg|width=250)) Seven Sisters, by Arikara artist Jennifer White of Sioux Falls, is a tribute to the beauty and fortitude of American Indian women. Castlewood Comeback: Life after the...
View ArticleSurprising West River
By Christian Begeman The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies. What is this world’s delight? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright. —...
View ArticlePretty and Practical
By John Andrews Hats were practical on the ranch near Newell where Dusty Kirk grew up. A real old school cowboy might even use it to water his horse. The hats that come from Dusty’s Sturgis studio are...
View ArticleBirder to Birdwatcher
By D. George Prisbe-Przybysz ((img|george-prisbe-birds-8-5-24-1.jpg|width=400)) Is George Prisbe a birder or a birdwatcher? Yes, he says, there are differences. I was introduced to the world of birds...
View ArticleSummers Like Watermelons
By Stephanie Anderson ((img|summers-like-watermelon-8-12-24.jpg|width=400)) Illustration by Darya Tsaptsyna. The summers were like watermelons: we split them open and dug our spoons into the red flesh,...
View ArticleSummer Safari
By Christian Begeman Late June and early July in South Dakota never cease to surprise. A drive on the last Sunday in June and a three-day trip to see family over the Fourth of July provided more photos...
View ArticleForgotten Giant
By Patrick Gallagher ((img|forgotten-giant-8-19-24-1.jpg|width=400)) Mike McHugh hoped Northern State University could preserve Lincoln Hall, named for Isaac Lincoln, his step-grandfather and a founder...
View ArticleA Home Run for Columbia
By Chad Coppess ((img|columbia-8-26-24-1.jpg|width=400)) Columbia's ball field and park were the impetus for citywide refurbishments. Community spirit. Most South Dakota towns have it, but it would be...
View ArticleSeptember/October 2024
((img|SeptOct24.jpg|width=250)) Tom Miller, Mike Haines and Tye Hale (from left) share a laugh while sorting cattle at Tom and Vivian Miller's branding near Red Owl. Photo by Greg Latza Timeless...
View ArticleTurton’s Jelly Makers
By Bernie Hunhoff ((img|turton-jelly-9-3-24.jpg|width=450)) Char Barrie has blazed a trail for other jelly makers and home kitchen entrepreneurs. She's known for quality products and a tireless...
View ArticleTasty Theatrics of the Wine Cellar
By Bernie Hunhoff ((img|wine-cellar-9-9-24-1.jpg|width=400)) The Wine Cellar is in the heart of Rapid City, near Art Alley, the Alex Johnson Hotel and Prairie Edge Trading Company. Christy Land waited...
View ArticleThe Paddlefish Opener
By Bernie Hunhoff ((img|paddlefish-opener-9-16-24-1.jpg|width=759)) Boats dot the Missouri River near Yankton for the annual paddlefish season opener on October 1. Fishing is often a solitary sport...
View ArticleA Spirited Place
By Chad Coppess ((img|badlands-banshee-9-23-24-1.jpg|width=400)) Mysterious sights and sounds have long perplexed the people of the Badlands. The Lakota people called the rugged landscape of...
View ArticleSmall in Frame
By Christian Begeman Earlier this year, I received a call to submit to a photo contest online with a theme called “small in frame.” The example photo was of a scarlet tanager on a branch surrounded by...
View ArticlePainting the Trophies
By Bernie Hunhoff ((img|painting-the-trophies-9-30-24-1.jpg|width=400)) The Hatterscheidt trophy room has evolved at the Dacotah Prairie Museum, says curator Marianne Marttila-Klipfel (left). With her...
View ArticleSouth Dakota’s Stockholm
By Chad Coppess ((img|stockholm-10-7-24-1.jpg|width=400)) Steve Misener is known around the world for his historic piano collection and the knowledge he's accumulated from years of research into piano...
View ArticleCinnamon Rolls, 25 Cents
By Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic My mother used a dish towel made from a bleached flour sack to tie her hair up before baking. She would fold it into a triangle, wrap it around her springy hair, and tie it...
View ArticleLast Hunt with John
By Lucas Nogelmeier ((img|last-hunt-with-john-10-21-24-1.jpg|width=759)) Time spent outdoors helped soothe Lucas Nogelmeier's grieving soul after the death of his father-in-law. Photo by Dean Pearson...
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