SD's Tastiest Bucket List
The January/February 2017 issue of South Dakota Magazine contains our most delicious road trip yet. In our "Fork in the Road" tour, we visit restaurants across the state, revealing the personalities...
View ArticleFootball Revolutionaries
By Paul Higbee ((img|football-guys-01-11-17.jpg|width=400)) South Dakotans (from left) Joe Robbie, Joe Foss and Frank Leahy all played roles in professional football. South Dakota's connections to the...
View ArticleStaff Favorites from January/February 2017
Here are some of our favorite photos from the latest issue of the magazine. What are yours?
View ArticleRestaurant Road Trip
South Dakota has fewer restaurants per square mile than perhaps any other state, but the distance between them only makes our hearts fonder and our appetites stronger. Bernie Hunhoff visited several of...
View ArticleIsland Winter
Two islands lie near Pierre — Farm Island and LaFramboise. They’re most popular in fair weather, when visitors most comfortably enjoy their lush nature, varied wildlife and miles of hiking. But snow...
View ArticleThe Hunter’s New Friend
By John Andrews Hunting can try your patience, especially when the prized buck you’ve been tracking disappears for the rest of the season. But the sport shouldn’t be frustrating simply because you...
View ArticleA Tasty Resolution
By Katie Hunhoff Only 8 percent of those who make January resolutions keep them, according to a study by the University of Scranton. Apparently most people make their resolutions too complicated or...
View ArticleFor the Birds
By Christian Begeman You might think that freezing temperatures and wind-driven snow pelting your face would make for poor photography. Normally I’d agree. However, there are certain places I like to...
View ArticleWest River Oasis
By Paul Higbee ((img|Newell-12-28-16-2.jpg|width=400)) “Cattle for respect, sheep to pay the bills,” goes an old West River axiom. It was probably coined by a sheep man at Newell, where weekly sales...
View ArticleColdlands Beauty
By Katie Hunhoff The Badlands are a solitary destination even in temperate seasons, but frigid temperatures ensure more privacy. Photographer Carl Johnson likes the Badlands for its seclusion, in...
View ArticleFrom a Vision
By Michael Zimny ((img|zimny-02-01-17-2.jpg|width=400)) Anthony Horse Road is drawing inspiration from his great-great grandfather's vision to revive the art of Lakota doll making. For 11 years,...
View ArticleA Lonely Place at Ideal
By Leroy Iseminger ((img|Ideal-01-25-17-3.jpg|width=759)) The Koenig family (from left: Martha, Anna, Martin, Heinrich and Bertha), was photographed before abandoning their homestead for Minnesota....
View ArticleCulinary Mysteries
By Roger Holtzmann There are things in this world which will forever remain beyond my understanding. String Theory, for example, suggests that multiple dimensions simultaneously exist in our physical...
View ArticleLily Lives
Our January/February issue includes a story on Lily, a tiny town south of Webster. Minneapolis photographer Howard Christopherson stumbled upon Lily in 2006 while exploring Highway 12. He was so...
View ArticleCooking with South Dakota's Sweetest Crop
By Jennifer Thom ((img|Honey-01-25-17.jpg|width=400)) South Dakota is consistently among the nation's top honey-producing states. Beekeepers collected 19 million pounds of honey in 2015. South Dakota...
View ArticlePennington Revisited
By John Andrews ((img|Pennington-County.jpg|width=400)) Ten years ago, Jerry Wilson, the former managing editor of South Dakota Magazine, wrote an article about the incredible geographic diversity...
View ArticlePrairie Potlucks: Our Idea of a Dinner Party
By Linda Hasselstrom I was stunned to read a popular columnist's opinion that inviting friends for a potluck meal, with each contributing food, is impolite. Without potluck, we who live in the West...
View ArticleCredit Or Blame The Aberdeen Priest
By Katie Hunhoff South Dakota was the first state to allow voters to enact or block laws through the initiative and referendum process. Since then, we the people have passed laws on corporate farms,...
View ArticleNight in Black and White
By Christian Begeman I have an affinity for black and white photography. I learned how to develop and print black and white photos in my college days at the University of Sioux Falls. Monochrome is...
View ArticleOff the Grid
By John Andrews Brian Gramm was tailgating at a University of South Dakota football game in 2011, but instead of focusing on burgers and brats his noisy generator got all the attention. Gramm, a USD...
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